Ribes uva-crispa Invicta ®
Gooseberry Invicta® is one of the UK’s most popular Gooseberry varieties, producing heavy crops of sweet, pale green berries over a long fruiting period, from late July to August. Excellent for both fresh eating and cooking, the fruits have a reliable sweet-sharp flavour and are ideal for pies, jams, preserves, or freezing. Bred in Kent in 1967, this trusted variety remains a favourite for its consistency and dependable yield.
With very good resistance to mildew and a strong, vigorous habit, Invicta® is easy to grow and well suited to a wide range of garden conditions. Awarded the RHS Award of Garden Merit, it performs reliably in home gardens and allotments, offering abundant harvests with minimal care.
- Heavy-cropping, vigorous variety
- Sweet pale green berries ideal for fresh use or cooking
- Good resistance to mildew
- RHS Award of Garden Merit (AGM) variety
- Self-fertile
- Reliable and easy to grow
- Picking months from late July to August
- Height 100cm - Spread 100cm
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Gooseberry Growing Tips
- Happier planted in a sunny, sheltered site but they can tolerate light shade.
- Prefer moisture-retentive but well-drained soil.
- Space plants well and prune to an open shape to improve air circulation and reduce the risk of mildew.
- Mulch annually to conserve moisture and suppress weeds.
- Prune in winter: remove old, crossing or low branches, keeping a goblet-shaped framework.
- If you would like to eat the fruits yourself, don't forget to cover the plant to stop the birds getting them!
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EAN code5011622421987
- Pot Size3L (19cm)
- AspectNorth-facing, East-facing, South-facing, West-facing
- AwardAGM (Award of Garden Merit) RHS
- Flower ColourGreen
- Flower FormSingle
- Foliage ColourGreen
- Foliage TypeDeciduous
- Fruit ColourGreen
- Fruiting PeriodJuly, August
- Hardiness (RHS rating)H6 -20 to -15ºC. Hardy - very cold winter
- Height100cm
- Spread100cm
- MoistureMoist but well-drained
- pHAcid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Plant HabitBushy
- Plant TypeFruit and Edible Plant
- Planting Distance180cm
- Soil TypeChalk, Loam, Sand
- Special AttributesBerries or Fruit, Easy to Grow, Low Maintenance, Self-fertile
- SunlightFull Sun
- Uses for the VarietyCooking, Eating
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