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Blackcurrant vs Creeping Oregon Grape

Ribes nigrum

Mahonia repens

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Blackcurrant
Creeping Oregon Grape

Blackcurrant is a medium-sized shrub producing delicious, deep purple to black sweet berries suitable for jams, jellies, syrups and cordial.

Our Blackcurrant is grown from seed from the "Ben" series of Blackcurrant cultivars, developed by the Mylnefield Research Station in Scotland with a focus on cold hardiness and heavy commercial fruit production. Our seedlings will be slightly different due to hereditary differences but will be very similar to this series.

Creeping Oregon Grape is an excellent ground cover plant with attractive, dark green, holly-like leaves. It maintains its leaves throughout winter, which turn mauve, rose, and rust-colored. Clusters of bright, yellow flowers develop into dark, blue-purple edible berries ideal for juice or wine.

BLACKCURRANT QUICK FACTS

CREEPING OREGON GRAPE QUICK FACTS

Zone: 2a
Zone: 5a
Height: 1.8 m (6 ft)
Height: 0.3 m (1.0 ft)
Spread: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Spread: 0.5 m (1.5 ft)
Moisture: normal
Moisture: dry, normal
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Fall colour: purple and bronze
Berries: dark purple to black berries
Flowers: yellow
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: slow
Life span: short
Life span: long
Maintenance: medium
Suckering: none
Suckering: medium





Other Names: european black currant
Other Names: ash barberry, creeping barberry, creeping holly grape, creeping mahonia, creeping oregon-grape, creeping western barberry, holly grape, mountain holly, oregon barberry