General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6b -20.6 °C (-5 °F) to -17.8 °C (0 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10b
Plant Height: 8 feet
Plant Spread: 4 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Fruiting Time: Summer
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
Underground structures: Taproot
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Hummingbirds
Pollinators: Bees

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Common names
  • Redflower Currant
  • Flowering Currant
  • Winter Currant
  • Pink Flowering Currant

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Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials

Photo courtesy of Joy Creek Nursery

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials

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