redcurrant 'Rovada'

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Rovada' is a heavy-cropping, late summer-ripening redcurrant cultivar, producing long strings of larger fruit making it easy to harvest

redcurrant 'Rovada'

Scientific classification

Species
redcurrant 'Rovada' (Ribes rubrum 'Rovada')
Genus
Ribes
Family
Grossulariaceae
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Toxicity
Fruit Edible
Plant type
1-1.5 metres
Height
1-1.5 metres
Spread
Deciduous
Foliage
Bushy
Habit
Spring · Summer · Autumn
Season of interest
Full sun · Partial shade
Sunlight
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Distribution of redcurrant 'Rovada'

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Culture

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Toxicity

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Quick identification of redcurrant 'Rovada'

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redcurrant 'Rovada' care guide

Moderate deep watering during dry periods, free drainage preferred
Watering
Full sun · Partial shade
Sunlight
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Watering

Moderate deep watering during dry periods, free drainage preferred

Fertilizing

Balanced shrub feed once in spring

Pruning

Main pruning is carried out in dormant season, along with summer pruning of vigorous laterals, see redcurrant cultivation advice

Propagation

Propagate by hardwood cuttings in autumn

Growing

Grow in a well-drained, fertile soil with a neutral to slightly acid pH. Full sun is preferred, but partial shade is tolerated and plants can be trained against a north wall. Grow as a permanent framework as a bush, standard, cordon or fan. Keep the around the bushes free of other plants. Mulch with well rotted compost, manure or bark particularly on dry soils. Further redcurrant cultivation advice

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Common pests and diseases

Diseases

May be susceptible to a leaf spot, powdery mildews, coral spot and sometimes honey fungus

Pests

May be susceptible to aphids, currant blister aphid, capsid bug, scale insects and gooseberry sawfly

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