✅ For sale: One plant of "Consort" black currant, approximately 10-16 inches tall. The plant will be sent with roots wrapped in wet media while dormant (October through April) and potted up in a plastic container during the vegetation period (April-September). Suitable for zones 3-8.

✅ Fruit: "Consort" black currant offers very prominent, sweet, and unique-flavored berries. Ideal for making jams, juice, and wine. The berries are excellent when dried and serve as a rich source of Vitamin C. Additionally, they are an excellent forage for birds or can be used as windbreak plants.

✅ Growing Conditions: Currants do not thrive in hot summers, making them suitable for planting on the north side of a building if exposed to sustained summer heat over 90°F. Plant currants at least 3 feet apart. They are relatives of gooseberries, easy to grow, and ready to harvest in early to mid-summer.

✅ Culinary Uses: Currants have a significant place in traditional European cuisine, including France, England, and Germany. The tart berries can be used to make cordial, jelly, jams, added to baked goods, fruit soups, and summer puddings. These long-lived and very winter-hardy plants can not hold summer heat. Can be trained as espaliers along a fence.

✅ Preferred Conditions: Currants prefer full sun in cooler, humid areas with plenty of summer rain, such as the Pacific Northwest and upper Midwest. In hotter areas, they do better in part shade. Protect blooms from late spring frost damage. Currants require at least 120-140 frost-free growing days.