Blackcurrant 'Ben Hope'

Common Name: Blackcurrant

Plant Family: Grossulariaceae

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Price: £7.50

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Availability:

9 in stock

Size/Qty: 3 litre pot

Hardiness/minimum temperature: Hardy
Position/ Situation: Kitchen Garden
Sun/ Shade: Sun
Season of Interest: Summer to Autumn
Height: low (up to 3 feet)
Berries or Fruit: Yes
Habit/Shape: Bushy
Evergreen: No
Soil Type: Normal, well-drained but moisture retentive
Soil PH: No preference
Bee and Butterfly: Both
Cooking Use: Jellies and Jams

Compact variety with heavy crops of large fruits in mid July. Good frost and disease resisitance. An established plant can yield up to 8lb (3.6kg) of fruit. Grow in any well drained soil (except deep chalk) in full sun.

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Mainland UK	£8.50-£10	Local delivery Postcodes IP1-IP8 & CO10 (minimum order value applies please click here for details)	FREE
Seeds & cuttings only	£2	Collect from our Nursery (Elmsett, Suffolk, IP7 6LZ)	FREE
Scottish Highlands & offshore Islands	From £10

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Unless otherwise indicated our plants are supplied in the following pot sizes according to category. Dimensions refer to either the pot diameter (cm) or volume (litre);

Exotics/Conservatory & House Plants, Succulents: mostly as young plants in 9cm or 1 litre pots
Hardy Perennials, Ferns and Grasses: 1 litre (approx 12cm diameter)
Herbs: 9cm
Hardy Shrubs and Climbers: 1.5 or 2 litre
Potted Bulbs: variable- please see "Size/Qty" on product information page
Dormant Bulbs, Tubers and Bare-root perennials come either bagged or wrapped without a pot

The exact size of plants will vary with the growing season and may be cut back in accordance with normal pruning regimes or to fit in the box if they are excessively tall

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