Ribes 'Captivator'
Captivator Gooseberry, Thornless Goosberry, Red Gooseberry
- Main interest:
- delicious dark red berries, thornless or very few thorns
- Exposure:
- full sun to partial shade, lots of water but well drained soil
- Flower colour:
- creamy green, May to July
- Foliage:
- green
- USDA Hardiness:
- zone 3: -40 °C (-40 °F) View Zone Map
- Mature height & width (max.):
- height: 2-3 ft (0.6-0.9 m) width 2-3 ft (0.6-0.9 m)
- Use:
- berry bush, commercial and personal fruit production
Captivator Gooseberry is known as a thornless gooseberry. Although this selection is a nice improvement toward an ultimate thornless varieties, it still carries a few thorns! It has delicious and abundant dark red fruit. This plant is disease resistant and produces some incredibly sweet fruits. Without all the hassle of hundreds of sharp thorns like the usual Goosberry, this variety is an easy to enjoy, lovely plant.
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$15.99 - $39.99