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Pink Currant (Gloire Des Sablons)

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Gloire des Sablons is a French pink currant grown for its clusters of pale, jewel-toned berries and easy, adaptable habit. A compact shrub that thrives in sun or shade, it crops reliably from a single plant and turns its fruit into classic currant jelly.

  • Pale pink, translucent berries in loose clusters, ready in early summer.
  • Compact, self-fertile shrub that thrives in full sun or partial shade.
  • Adapts to any aspect and to clay, loam, or sandy soil.
  • A well-documented French heirloom currant with a long garden history.
  • Hardy to USDA Zone 3.

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Description

Gloire des Sablons is a pink currant with real provenance: the UK’s National Fruit Collection accessioned and measured this plant in 1958, giving it a documented record that most pink currants lack. Its greenish flowers open in spring and give way to loose clusters of pale, jewel-toned fruit.

The shrub itself is a compact, easy grower: any aspect suits it, from full sun to partial shade, and it settles into clay, loam, or sandy soil as long as drainage is reasonable. Berries continue to ripen in flavor even after they show full color, so there is no need to rush the harvest.

Gloire des Sablons fits neatly into a small garden or mixed border and needs little beyond an annual prune. Its pale, translucent fruit is prized for jelly, syrup, and desserts, and the plant’s compact habit makes it easy to net against birds.

Overview

  • Pale pink, translucent berries in loose clusters, ready by midsummer.
  • Compact shrub, reaching about 3.5 to 5 ft tall and wide.
  • Self-fertile; one plant sets a full crop on its own.
  • Adapts to full sun or partial shade and to any soil type.
  • A documented cultivar with real provenance, not just a trade name.

Growing Details

Latin Name: Ribes rubrum ‘Gloire des Sablons’
Site and Soil: 1/2 day to full day of sun; rich, moist, well-drained soil
Hardiness: Hardy to USDA Zone 3
Rootstock: Grown from cuttings
Bearing Age: Light crop the year after planting; full crops by the third or fourth year
Size at Maturity: About 3.5 to 5 ft tall and wide, reached in 2 to 5 years
Ripening Time: Mid season; June into July
Pollination: Self-fertile; one bush sets a full crop, and a second currant nearby increases berry size
Yield: 4 to 6 quarts from a mature bush is a good crop for this type

Additional Notes

  • Grower’s Insight: Clusters run shorter than many currants offer, but the pale berries still color before they are fully ripe, so give them a few extra days on the bush for best flavor.
  • Regional Insight: Currants suit cool-summer regions nationwide, from the Upper Midwest and New England to the Pacific Northwest and coastal California.
  • Explore more currants in our collection: Currants

Planting & Care

At a Glance – Gloire des Sablons Currant

  • Sun: 1/2 day to full day of sun
  • Soil: Rich, moist, well-drained soil
  • Water: About 1 inch a week from fruit set to harvest
  • Size: About 3.5 to 5 ft tall and wide
  • Pollination: Self-fertile; a second currant boosts berry size
  • Harvest: Mid season, June into July
  • Hardiness:Hardy to USDA Zone 3

Planting & Care – Gloire des Sablons Currant

Site Selection

  • Plant in full sun or partial shade; any aspect works.
  • Allow good airflow around the plant to limit mildew.

Soil Preparation

  • Work compost into clay, loam, or sandy ground alike.
  • Raise the bed on heavy or wet soil.

Planting Instructions

  1. Dig a hole twice as wide as the root ball.
  2. Set the plant at its nursery depth and backfill.
  3. Water in well and mulch to hold moisture.

Watering & Fertilizing

  • Water regularly through the first two seasons.
  • Feed lightly each spring with a balanced fertilizer.

Pollination

  • Self-fertile; one bush sets a full crop alone.
  • A second currant nearby increases berry size.

Pruning & Training

  • Prune in late winter while dormant.
  • Remove wood older than three years to renew growth.

Harvest & Use

  • Let color develop fully on the bush before picking.
  • Pick clusters whole for jelly, syrup, or fresh eating.

General Tips

  • A versatile currant that tolerates more soil types than most.
  • Its compact size makes netting against birds easy.
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beautiful+healthy plant arrived safely and very well packaged.

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Plant came healthy Very happy!

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Seller has integrity, shipped very beautiful plants that I can’t wait to get into my garden. Got them into fabric pots and I’m astonished at how much growth has already occurred and how quickly it did. Highly recommend!

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Would absolutely buy from them again!

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Another wonderful addition to my fruit forest. Great job.

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Large healthy looking, dormant plant, packed well and shipped fast

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