'Ben Alder' Blackcurrant Bush

'Ben Alder' Blackcurrant BushIf you're looking for a productive blackcurrant bush, then look no further than 'Ben Alder'! This variety, first bred in Scotland by The James Hutton Institute (formerly the Scottish Crop Research Institute), is vigorous and well suited to growing in British conditions (it can easily withstand temperatures well below freezing) The pocket sized shiny currants boast great sweetness (with just a little earthy tartness) and are perfect for juicing and

as well as planting as part of landscaped borders

hakonechloas (Japanese forest grasses) and hostas

growing to just four metres or so

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pots and containers

ranking H5 on the RHS hardiness scale

whichever plant you receive

'Magenta Chiffon'® dazzles with its double pink blooms

thanks to its natural salt tolerance

and planted in ericaceous compost if growing in a pot

with notes of cool mint perfuming the air

With its showy pink blooms which appear in abundance throughout summer