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shrub
Bees
Bumblebees🐝 Needs pollinatorsTolerates more shade than most fruit. Long-lived — productive for 15+ years. Prune to an open goblet shape; fruit on second-year wood. Excellent for jelly.
🐛 Prone to: Aphids, Caterpillars.
Attract Hoverflies, Lacewings, Ladybirds, Parasitic wasps to keep them in check — plant African Marigold, Angelica and Anise nearby.
Moist, well-draining, slightly acidic to neutral
Ribes uva-crispa
shrubA fellow Grossulariaceae — similar growing habits to Red Currant
