General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Plant Height: 3 - 7 feet
Plant Spread: 3 - 5 feet
Leaves: Good fall color
Fruit: Other: Male & female needed for fruit
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Yellow
Flower Time: Spring
Edible Parts: Fruit
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Pollinators: Various insects

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Common names
  • Clove Currant
  • Buffalo Currant
  • Black Currant
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Ribes aureum var. villosum
  • Synonym: Ribes odoratum

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Location: Kalama, Wa.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: National Botanical Garden (DC) | November 2022
Date: 2022-11-26
Location: Kalama, Wa.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: At a local nursery
Date: 2014-03-29
Location: At a local nursery
Date: 2014-03-29
Location: Twisp

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