La description
Ribes uva-crispa 'Invicta' is a popular and reliable gooseberry variety, expertly trained as a 1/4 standard to create an attractive and productive feature for the garden. Known for its exceptional cropping ability, it produces an abundance of large, pale green gooseberries with a delicious sweet-tart flavour, ideal for desserts, jams, pies, preserves, or enjoying fresh when fully ripe.
Supplied at 130cm–150cm (excluding pot), this established specimen combines ornamental appeal with practical fruit production. In spring, delicate flowers attract pollinators before developing into generous crops of fruit ready for harvest in early to mid-summer. The raised standard form makes picking easier while adding height and structure to patios, kitchen gardens, borders, and container displays.
Easy to grow and highly dependable, 'Invicta' thrives in a sunny or partially shaded position with fertile, well-drained soil. Hardy and vigorous, it is an excellent choice for gardeners looking for a reliable, high-yielding fruit bush with outstanding garden presence.
Key Features:
- Height: 130cm–150cm (excluding pot)
- Trained as an elegant 1/4 standard
- Produces large, pale green gooseberries
- Sweet-tart flavour, ideal for cooking and fresh eating
- Heavy cropping and highly reliable variety
- Spring flowers followed by early summer harvests
- Easy to harvest and maintain
- Hardy and suitable for most well-drained soils
- Perfect for patios, kitchen gardens and borders
