Consort Black Currant Starter Plant - Edible, Cold-Hardy Shrub for Zones 4-8

Consort Black Currant Starter Plant Overview

The Consort Black Currant is a rooted starter plant known for its rich, flavorful black berries. This edible shrub is self-pollinating and cold-hardy, making it suitable for USDA zones 4 through 8. It grows into a compact, upright bush reaching 4 to 6 feet tall, ideal for home gardens. The medium-sized fruit appears in clusters and ripens in early summer, providing versatile uses such as fresh eating, cooking, and preserves.

Key Features

• Produces medium-sized black berries in clusters, ripe in June or July
• Self-pollinating, simplifying cultivation without the need for additional plants
• Cold-hardy and suitable for a wide range of climates within zones 4-8
• Grown without pesticides, ensuring a natural and healthy plant
• Compact growth habit, reaching 4-6 feet in height
• Fruit is versatile for jams, jellies, juices, and fresh consumption

Growing Information

The Consort Black Currant thrives in full sun to partial shade and prefers well-drained, loamy soil. Moderate watering is recommended to keep the soil evenly moist but not waterlogged. This plant is shipped carefully as a rooted starter to ensure healthy establishment in your garden.

Plant Condition Disclosure

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice for Live Plants

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.