Can there only be 4 blight resistant varieties ? I knew about Ferline, Legend and Koralik. But if this answer to a reader’s question in the Guardian is comprehensive, then there’s only 1 more, Matt’s Wild Cherry, avaliable anyway.
I’d decided on Ferline and Legend for this year but suffered a little brain miswiring and instead bought and sowed 2 lots of Ferline and no Legend.
I checked the Simpson Seeds website (in their red/pink,small fruit selection) to find out more about Matt’s Wild Cherry. It’s described as a cordon with tiny, red, very sweet fruit and hails from Mexico. I’d thought Koralik originated in Eastern Europe but here’s it’s described as having tiny sweet fruit and the bush version of Matt’s Wild Cherry which surprised me although I suppose there’s nothing to say it shouldn’t have such a far flung cousin !
