Black Currant - Ribes nigrum Pot Size:200 mm

Black Currant - Ribes nigrum Pot Size:200 mmBlack currant is a small hardy attractive deciduous shrub that fruits in early summer. The black currant canes will grow vigorously in their first year and then flower and fruit in the second year. Multiple branches produce an abundance of flowers, which are coloured pale yellow, that develop into small dark purple glossy berries. Grow the black currant canes against a wall or a fence, or support with a fence or trellis. Black currants have a tart

Size: Height 8–12 m × Width 4–6 m

spreading habit makes it a popular choice for use as a low hedge and looks fantastic as an informal border or planted under trees that provide dappled sunlight

Conditions: It is important to give your fern a bright spot in filtered sunlight

Prized for native landscapers it attracts butterflies

Its abundant clusters of fragrant blooms attract butterflies and hummingbirds

It is native to dry areas of Australia

it provides seasonal interest with attractive reddish foliage in autumn

or the Dwarf Pomegranate

Acacia boormanii

vibrant red blooms with prominent yellow stamens

Give it a light trim after a heavy flush of flowers and it will continue to thicken up as a ground cover

The colourful blooms produce abundant nectar