Red gooseberry 'Hinnonmäki' – Ribes uva-crispa

The red 'Hinnonmäki' gooseberry forms an upright, well-branched bush of about 1.1 m. Its many round fruits are picked from July, over four to five weeks. In autumn, its foliage takes on beautiful yellow-orange tints.

• Botanical name: Ribes uva-crispa 'Hinnonmäki' red
• Hardiness: very hardy
• Fruit: large, round, red, fleshy, juicy and sweet
• Harvest: from July, over four to five weeks
• Mature size: 1.1 to 1.2 m tall and 1.1 m wide
• Uses: fresh, jam, tarts

In the garden

Partial shade or gentle sun, moist, well-drained soil, rather acidic or low in lime. It thrives in a fruit hedge, a border or a large container on a partly shaded terrace.

The plant you receive

A farm-grown plant raised outdoors at 1,000 m altitude in the Livradois-Forez Regional Nature Park: never in a heated greenhouse, fed with organic fertiliser only and grown following permaculture principles.