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Blackcurrant Ben Connan AGM Fruit Plant

Botanical Name: Ribes nigrum 'Ben Connan'

Heavy early crops of large, richly flavoured berries
Compact RHS AGM bush ideal for productive kitchen gardens
Berries ripen together for quicker picking and preserving

1 Bare Root PlantSKU: 40223

From: 21/11/2026

£14.95

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Blackcurrant Ben Connan AGM Fruit Plant is a dependable choice for the productive kitchen garden, combining a compact habit with heavy early crops of large, well-flavoured berries. The currants on each strig ripen together, making harvesting quicker when you are picking for pies, jams, compotes, freezing or other home-made favourites.

This RHS Award of Garden Merit variety grows to around 1–1.5m, so it delivers an excellent crop without demanding excessive space. Plant in rich, moisture-retentive but well-drained soil in full sun, enriching the ground with well-rotted manure or compost before planting.

Supplied as a bare root plant for dormant-season planting. Once established, prune while dormant by removing some of the oldest stems at ground level, encouraging vigorous young wood to carry future harvests.

Key information

Botanical Name: Ribes nigrum 'Ben Connan'

Genus: Blackcurrant

Plant Class: Deciduous, Hardy Shrub

Characteristics & growing conditions

Plant Height: 100-150cm/39-59in

Colour: Black

Habitat: Bushy,Compact

Position: Full Sun

Plant bare root bushes from late autumn to early spring in rich, moisture-retentive but well-drained soil, setting them slightly deeper than their previous soil mark to encourage new shoots. Grow in full sun, mulch annually and water during dry periods. Prune when dormant, removing some older wood at ground level to encourage productive young growth.

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