berry variety
Consort
Black Currant · Ribes nigrum
USDA hardiness range
- Zones
- 3a–6b
- Chill hours
- 800 to 1500 below 45°F
- Days to harvest
- 80 to 100
- Sun
- Partial
- Water
- Moderate
- Lifespan
- 15 to 20 years
Disease resistance
- white-pine-blister-rust
At a glance
Intensely musky, complex, tart; juice, jam, cordial, syrup. The defining black-currant flavor for British and Northern European traditions. Resistant to white pine blister rust (legal in restricted states).
Growing Consort
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Flavor, texture, and use
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Growing notes
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Consort by zone
Zone-specific suitability, frost timing, and adjacent-zone notes.
Other black currant varieties
3 sibling cultivars profiled on ZonePlant.
- Ben Sarek
Tart, intensely flavored, large berries; the classic European black-currant cordial flavor. Compact bush (3-4 …
- Crandall
Sweet, mild, less musky than European blacks; fresh, jam, juice. American native species (Ribes odoratum), fra…
- Titania
Tart, complex, large firm berries; juice, jam, syrup. Productive Swedish variety, blister-rust resistant, vigo…
Frequently asked questions
- What zones does the Consort black currant grow in?
Consort grows in USDA zones 3a through 6b.
- What diseases is Consort resistant to?
Consort shows documented resistance to white-pine-blister-rust.
- How does Consort compare to other black currant varieties?
Consort is one of 4 black currant varieties profiled on ZonePlant. See the full black currant variety table for side-by-side comparison.
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Image: "Blackcurrant", by Tyler Hacking, via iNaturalist, licensed under CC-BY Source.
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