PLANT

It is a shrub just over one metre high with erect, branched, brown and/or grey, shiny stems. The leaves are alternate, with a long petiole, three to five-lobed with serrated margins, with sparse hairs on the veins, deep green in colour. They are among the first to fall in autumn. The inconspicuous flowers appear together with the first leaves in clusters. the root system is shallow.

FRUIT

The 'BLANKA' variety has white, medium-small, sweet and tasty fruit.

PROPERTIES

Currants are fruits rich in vitamins and trace elements, very useful for their astringent, diuretic, depurative and refreshing action.
Currant fruits are rich in citric acid, vitamin C, malic acid, flavonoids, anthocyanins, polyunsaturated acids and trace elements. Thanks to their composition, they have an astringent, refreshing and protective effect on the retina, vessels and capillaries. They also have diuretic and depurative properties. Currants fruits are useful in pregnancy to prevent and relieve swelling and heaviness in the legs.

POSITION

Currants prefer to be planted in a rather sunny area or, at the same time, one that is particularly bright. In any case, however, it should be noted that the currant plant is able to develop without any particular complications even when placed in shade or half-shade.

MATURATION

Intermediate variety.