{"product_id":"ben-nevis-blackcurrant","title":"'Ben Nevis' Blackcurrant","description":"\u003cp\u003eBen Nevis is a vigorous, upright Scottish blackcurrant that produces heavy crops of large, flavourful berries in mid-season. The fruit has a rich, classic blackcurrant taste that's excellent for fresh eating, baking, juice, jam, and freezing. Highly productive, self-fertile, and exceptionally hardy, Ben Nevis is an easy-to-grow variety that performs well in home gardens across much of Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlackcurrant plants are deciduous shrubs known for their extremely flavourful and nutritious fruit. Clusters of small, bell-shaped flowers in early spring are followed by glossy, dark purple to black fruit in July. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBen Nevis fruit ripen all at the same time for easy harvest with a berry scoop, and yield is one of Ben Nevis's strengths. It was bred as a commercial variety and is known for producing heavy, reliable crops of large berries year after year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlackcurrants are a different species from red and white currants. Blackcurrants generally form larger bushes, larger fruit and have an overall higher yield. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCommon names:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Ben Nevis Blackcurrant, Ben Nevis Black currant  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdible:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Fruit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHarvest timing:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mid-season (July)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScientific name:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ci\u003eRibes nigrum \u003c\/i\u003e'Ben Nevis'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLight requirements:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun to part sun\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFull-grown size:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 3' tall by 3' wide\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardiness: \u003c\/strong\u003eZone 3\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePollination:\u003c\/strong\u003e Self-fertile, but cross-pollination with another variety can increase yields.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWildlife:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Attracts pollinators and fruit attracts birds.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bred at the Scottish Crop Research Institute (now the James Hutton Institute) in Dundee, Scotland.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNoteworthy:\u003c\/strong\u003e High yields of large berries. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"West Coast Plants","offers":[{"title":"'Ben Nevis' Blackcurrant - 1 gallon pot (Available Now)","offer_id":52256378421549,"sku":null,"price":24.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/1959\/3005\/files\/NewAddition2_a2d1fc3c-23b5-4485-aded-2c30bca11fc4.png?v=1784903323","url":"https:\/\/westcoastplants.ca\/products\/ben-nevis-blackcurrant","provider":"West Coast Plants","version":"1.0","type":"link"}