Ribes 'Ben Hope' (B)
blackcurrant 'Ben Hope'
An upright blackcurrant bush for culinary or dessert use, growing to 1.5m in height. A late season cultivar, producing long strings of medium sized blackcurrants with good flavour. Ripens late July 鈥� early August. Self fertile.
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Size
Ultimate height
1鈥�1.5 metresTime to ultimate height
2鈥�5 yearsUltimate spread
1鈥�1.5 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Moist but well鈥揹rainedpH
Acid, Alkaline, NeutralColour & scent
| Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
| Spring | Green | Green | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Green | Green Black | ||
| Autumn | Yellow | |||
| Winter |
Position
- Full sun
- Partial shade
Aspect
South鈥揻acing or West鈥揻acing or East鈥揻acing or 狈辞谤迟丑鈥揻补肠颈苍驳
Exposure
Sheltered Hardiness
H6Botanical details
- Family
- Grossulariaceae
- Native to GB / Ireland
- No
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Habit
- Bushy
- Genus
Ribes can be deciduous or evergreen shrubs, sometimes spiny, with simple, usually palmately lobed leaves and small tubular or bell-shaped, solitary or racemose flowers borne in spring or summer, followed by juicy, sometimes edible berries
- Name status
Accepted
How to grow
Cultivation
Blackcurrants prefer a sunny site with well-drained but moisture-retentive soil, but will cope in most other soil conditions and tolerate light shade. Mulch annually with well-rotted manure or compost and apply a general purpose fertiliser in spring. Please see our blackcurrant cultivation page for more growing tips.
Propagation
Propagate by hardwood cuttings
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- Cottage and informal garden
- Edible fruit
Pruning
Prune in winter. Blackcurrants fruit best on younger wood so aim to remove up to one quarter of the oldest stems at ground level to encourage new growth from the base.
Pests
May be susceptible to aphids, blackcurrant gall midge, pigeons and blackcurrant big bud mite
Diseases
May be susceptible to a leaf spot, powdery mildews, coral spot and sometimes honey fungus
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