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Currants & Gooseberries
Titania Black Currant
✓ VerifiedAlso known as: Ribes nigrum 'Titania'
Sweden
Titania is a Swedish black currant variety genuinely noted for exceptional cold hardiness, reflecting its Scandinavian breeding origin, along with real, well-documented high resistance to white pine blister rust — a genuinely significant practical trait given that black currants as a species are the most susceptible Ribes type to that disease, historically the reason for the decades-long US federal ban on the entire genus. It produces heavy crops of large, high-quality fruit with a well-balanced flavor and high antioxidant content.
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Growing & Care
Hardiness zone
USDA Zones 3-7
Pollination
Self-fertile; benefits from a second variety nearby for maximum yield.
Care info
Genuinely high resistance to white pine blister rust, a real practical advantage in regions with any lingering restrictions or blister rust pressure. Exceptional cold hardiness.
Recommendations
One of the most cold-hardy and blister-rust-resistant black currant varieties available, a genuinely strong choice for northern growers.
Flavor Profile
Well-balanced, high in antioxidants
Quick facts
Skin color
Black
Size
Large
Hardiness zone
USDA Zones 3-7