Herb latin name: Ribes punctatum


Family: Grossulariaceae (Currant Family)



Edible parts of Ribes punctatum:

Fruit - raw or cooked. A blackcurrant.

Description of the plant:



Plant:
Evergreen
Shrub

Flowering:
April
to May

Habitat of the herb:

Plains and foothills.

Propagation of Ribes punctatum:

Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe in the autumn in a cold frame. Stored seed requires 3 months cold stratification at between 0 and 5°C and should be sown as early in the year as possible. Under normal storage conditions the seed can remain viable for 17 years or more. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots when they are large enough to handle and grow them on in a cold frame for their first winter, planting them out in late spring of the following year. Cuttings of half-ripe wood, 10 - 15cm with a heel, July/August in a frame. Cuttings of mature wood of the current year's growth, preferably with a heel of the previous year's growth, November to February in a cold frame or sheltered bed outdoors.

Cultivation of the herb:

Plains and foothills.

Medicinal use of Ribes punctatum:

None known

Known hazards of Ribes punctatum:

None known

Plant information taken from the Plants For A Future.