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red currant plants for sale

Discover premium red currant plants for sale that bring vibrant colour and delicious fruit to New Zealand gardens. At our nursery, we offer healthy, robust red currant plants that thrive in Kiwi conditions, making them the perfect choice for both home growers and professional landscapers. Red currants are renowned for their striking clusters of ruby fruit, exceptional tangy flavour, and versatility in jams, jellies, desserts, and even fresh eating. Whether you’re looking to start a new berry patch, revive your orchard, or grow an ornamental edible hedge, red currants are a fruiting favourite with easy-care requirements and reliable harvests. Our team of gardening experts is ready to help you select the best red currant plants for your location.

Ribes rubrum

Ribes rubrum is a productive red currant species valued for its bright, tangy berries and reliable performance in NZ gardens. It forms a tidy shrub that produces generous clusters of fruit ideal for fresh eating, baking, preserves, and juicing. This hardy plant grows well in sunny, sheltered positions and is well suited to cooler climates. Ribes rubrum offers both ornamental beauty and practical harvests for home gardeners.

Buy Ribes rubrum

From $29.63

Suited to regions: All regions

Plant type: Berryfruit

Height: 1.50 m

Spread: 1.50 m

Flowering time: Spring

Garden uses: Living areas

Garden styles: Backyard, City & Courtyard, Frontyard, Japanese, Modern

Ribes 'Gloria de versailles'

Ribes 'Gloria de Versailles' (Red Currant) is a productive fruiting shrub that suits NZ gardens beautifully. It produces generous clusters of bright red berries that are ideal for fresh eating, jams, and desserts. This variety is well suited to cooler regions and thrives in sunny, sheltered spots. With attractive spring flowers and a neat habit, Ribes 'Gloria de Versailles' (Red Currant) brings both ornamental appeal and reliable harvests to family gardens.

Buy Ribes 'Gloria de versailles'

From $33.68

Suited to regions: All regions

Plant type: Berryfruit

Height: 1.50 m

Spread: 1.50 m

Flowering time: Spring

Garden uses: Living areas

Garden styles: Backyard, City & Courtyard, Frontyard, Japanese, Modern

Why Choose Red Currant Plants?

Red currant plants are prized for their productivity and visual appeal. They offer not only abundant fruit but also lovely foliage, making them a valuable addition to garden beds, edible borders, or mixed shrub plantings. With their compact growth habit and cold tolerance, red currant plants fare beautifully in most New Zealand climates—especially with well-drained soil and a sunny spot. These berry bushes are easy to prune, highly resilient, and generally low maintenance, rewarding you with consistent yields of juicy, tart berries year after year.

Best Red Currant Varieties for Sale

For exceptional performance and flavour, we recommend Ribes 'Gloria de versailles', a standout among red currant cultivars. This tried-and-true variety produces generous clusters of large, bright-red berries that are perfect for snacking, cooking, or preserving. Its upright, disease-resistant growth makes it an excellent choice for both new and experienced gardeners seeking red currant plants for sale. Don’t miss the opportunity to add such a productive and attractive berry bush to your garden or allotment.

Growing Tips for Red Currant Plants

When you purchase red currant plants for sale from our nursery, you’re receiving healthy, locally grown stock ready to flourish in your backyard. Plant your currants in rich, well-draining soil, and provide regular moisture—especially during the fruiting season. Mulching around the base of the plant helps retain soil moisture and suppress weeds. Prune annually to maintain the shape and encourage new fruiting wood. Protect ripening berries from birds with netting as they mature, and enjoy a harvest that bursts with flavour.

Ornamental Shrubs with Red Colour

While red currant plants bring edible beauty, you might explore other striking red-accented shrubs. Consider Leucothoe axillaris Curly Red for its fascinating foliage, Grevillea Red Clusters (Red Clusters Grevillea) for vivid blooms, Photinia Super Red (Red Robin) for bold evergreens, or Rhododendron Vireya Red Mountain for colourful floral displays. These landscape plants add year-round visual interest while complementing your edible garden.

Order Your Red Currant Plants Today

Browse our selection of red currant plants for sale and get ready to savour bountiful berries and beautiful garden scenery. Our expert team is happy to advise you on planting, caring, and harvesting your red currants for the best results. Enhance your orchard, edible hedge, or mixed planting with a touch of classic fruit and vibrant colour—shop our red currant collection now and enjoy a standout harvest next season.

Contact us

Whether you need assistance finding the plant you’re looking for or you simply want to know more about who we are and what we do, we invite you to get in touch with us today. A member of The Plant Company team will get back in touch as soon as possible.