Origin. 1  English: . 2  Greek: Manly, brave. 3  Scottish: Manly, brave; In the Bible, Andrew is the first of the twelve apostles chosen by Jesus. Andrew is a patron saint of Greece, Scotland, and Russia.
Black, Red, and White Currants. In the U.S., currant often means Zante currants (a.k.a. dried Cornith grapes) that are more or less just small raisins. Fresh black, red, or white currants (pictured here) aren't widely available, but worth seeking out if they're grown near you. Dried black currants are also made and sold.
Currants do best in sun; soil does not have to be very good, but should be free-draining. Red and white currants fruit mainly on wood two years or older ('Junifer' is an exception), so prune these as if they were gooseberries, rather than black currants.