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Pink Champagne Currant (Bundle of 3)
$69.99
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Ripening
Will it finish before your first hard freeze?
Check it on the Ripening Map (opens in a new tab)At a glance: Pink Champagne Currant is a currant shrub rated hardy to zone 3 in our ratings (winters to -40°F), and self-fertile, so one plant can crop.
| Hardy to | Zone 3 to 7. A bare number means the whole of zone 3, colder half included (winters to -40°F). Find your zone with our cold hardiness calculator. |
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| Pollination | Self-Fertile. Bloom group 4 of 7 (mid), very early spring here. Pink Champagne sets fruit on its own. A second currant nearby can increase yield but is not required. Bloom group is our estimate from the variety's origin and relatives. Currant & Gooseberry Pollination Chart. |
| Spacing | Plant 4 to 5 ft apart. |
| Good for | Fresh eating (8/10), jams and jellies (7/10), pies and baking (6/10), juice and sweet cider (6/10). Scores are our own 1 to 10 ratings; 8 and up makes our Best Of lists. |
| Deer | Sometimes damaged by deer. |
| What you get | Bare root, 1-2 ft. Shipped or picked up in Missoula in spring, roots wrapped in moist sawdust. Guaranteed to bud out. |
Overview
Pink Champagne is a pink-fruited red currant grown for translucent, sweet-tart clusters that are excellent for fresh eating and preserves.
History & Parentage
It’s typically presented in the nursery trade as a named cultivar selection. Detailed breeding pedigree is not consistently published in higher-quality primary sources, so it’s best treated as a cultivar of red currant rather than a documented cross.
Fruit Quality & Uses
Fresh eating when fully ripe, jelly, jam, syrups, baking, and desserts. Tried it for the first time at Dan Getman's orchard off of Flathead Lake. One of the sweetest of all currants.
Growth Habit & Spacing
Compact shrub commonly around the 3–5 ft class. Space about 4–5 ft apart for easy picking and airflow.
Pollination
Generally self-fertile. A second currant can increase yield, but it’s not required.
Cold Hardiness
Commonly listed around Zone 3–7. Zone 3 corresponds roughly to −40°F to −30°F on the USDA scale.
Shipping restrictions: white pine blister rust quarantine
Currants and gooseberries (Ribes species) are alternate hosts for white pine blister rust. We cannot ship this plant to New Hampshire or North Carolina, where its sale or importation is prohibited by state law. North Carolina prohibits all Ribes statewide; New Hampshire permits only a short list of named rust-resistant cultivars, which does not include this variety.
Permit or county-level restrictions also apply in: Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and West Virginia (prohibited in specific counties or townships) and Delaware, Michigan, and Rhode Island (state permit required). Please check your local rules before ordering.
Orders placed to a prohibited state will be cancelled and refunded.
Questions we get about Pink Champagne Currant
Does Pink Champagne Currant need a pollenizer?
No. Pink Champagne Currant is self-fertile, so a single tree can set fruit. Pink Champagne sets fruit on its own. A second currant nearby can increase yield but is not required.
How cold hardy is Pink Champagne Currant?
We rate Pink Champagne Currant hardy to zone 3, which means winters down to about -40°F. Our ratings come from real winters at our two Montana sites and from trusted growers across the North, not from a catalog average.
What is Pink Champagne Currant good for?
Our top use scores for Pink Champagne Currant are fresh eating (8/10), jams and jellies (7/10), pies and baking (6/10), juice and sweet cider (6/10). Anything scored 8 or higher makes our Best Of lists.
Will deer eat Pink Champagne Currant?
Sometimes. Deer browse Pink Champagne Currant now and then, so protect young plants where deer pressure is high.
What arrives, and when does Pink Champagne Currant ship?
A dormant bare-root plant, roots wrapped in moist sawdust with a vapor barrier, shipped or picked up in Missoula in spring. Sizes offered: 1-2 ft. We guarantee our plants bud out. Stone fruits can be slow, so if one still has not budded out by August 15, write to us and we credit you for the following spring.