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Black Velvet Gooseberry Plant
A bounty of sweet, dark red-purple fruit the size of seedless grapes.
Item Number: 29701
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Gooseberry-Worcesterberry yields a bounty of sweet, dark red-purple berries the size of seedless grapes. Fresh, sweet dessert-ready fruits have a bright blueberryesque flavor. Vigorous hybrid plants tolerate shade; offer top-notch resistance to disease, mildew and pests.
Key Attributes
Light Requirement
The amount of sunlight this product needs daily in order to perform well in the garden. Full sun means 6 hours of direct sun per day; partial sun means 2-4 hours of direct sun per day; shade means little or no direct sun.
Full sun
Lifecycle
This refers to whether a plant is an annual, biennial or perennial. Annuals complete their life cycles in one year; biennials produce foliage the first year and bloom and go to seed the second year; perennials can live for more than two years.
Perennial
Fruit Bearing
This refers to the relative season when the plant produces fruit, or if it bears continuously or just once
Standard
Mature Spread
The width of the plant at maturity.
5 ft
Days to Maturity
The average number of days from when the plant is actively growing in the garden to the expected time of harvest.
360
Mature Height
The typical height of this product at maturity.
5 ft
Bloom Season
The time of the year when this product normally blooms.
Spring
Zone
This refers to the USDA hardiness zone assigned to each part of the country, based on the minimum winter temperature that a region typically experiences. Hardiness zone ranges are provided for all perennial plants and you should always choose plants that fall within your range.
3-7
