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Intermediate
skill rating |
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1.5m
max. spread |
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1.5m
max. height |
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5-10 years
to maturity |
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1 hour care
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Botanical name: Ribes rubrum 'Versailles Blanche'
Other names: Ribes rubrum 'White Versailles', White currant 'Versailles Blanche'
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Genus: Ribes
Variety or cultivar: 'Versailles Blanche' _ 'Versailles Blanche' is a vigorous, upright, deciduous, fruiting shrub with green, lobed leaves and many side shoots, making it good for training against a wall or fence. It has heavy crops of pale yellow, sweet berries that are ripe in mid-summer.
Ribes rubrum 'Versailles Blanche' is: Deciduous
Flower: Pale-green in Spring
Foliage: Dark-green in Spring; Dark-green in Summer; Dark-green in Autumn
Fruit: White, Flushed yellow in Summer
Habit: Arching, Bushy
Ribes rubrum 'Versailles Blanche' (White currant 'Versailles Blanche') will reach a height of 1.5m and a spread of 1.5m after 5-10 years.
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Suggested uses: Cottage/Informal
Cultivation: Plant in moist but well-drained or well drained soils, mulching with well rotted manure, compost or bark on dry soil. The framework of the shrub may be kept open by pruning to a standard, cordon or fan.
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Clay, Loamy, Sandy |
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| Soil drainage: |
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained |
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| Soil pH: |
Neutral |
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| Light: |
Partial Shade, Full Sun |
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| Aspect: |
South, East, West |
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| Exposure: |
Sheltered |
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| Hardiness: |
Hardy (H4) |
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