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Trees and shrubs
Red flowering currant
Ribes sanguineum
Red flowering currant is a deciduous shrub that reaches about 12 feet at maturity, with a moderate growth rate. Up to about 12 feet tall. In the wild it grows in open or partly shady places below 2000 ft.
Water
Moderate
Light
Sun, Part shade, Shade
Hardiness
Zone 7
Mature height
12 ft
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Growing guide
- Growth habit
- Deciduous Shrub
- Mature size
- Up to about 12 feet tall.
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Water needs
- Moderate; medium drought tolerance once established
- Soil moisture
- Dry, Moist
- Light
- Sun, Part Shade, Shade
- Cold hardiness
- To 7°F (about USDA Zone 7)
- Bloom
- White, Red, Pink · Mar, Apr
- Grows in
- Open or partly shady places below 2000 ft.
- Native range
- CA Coast Ranges to B.C. & Benewah Co, ID
Wildlife and uses
A nectar source for hummingbirds, butterflies and bees.
Attracts: Hummingbirds Value to Beneficial Insects Special Value to Native Bees This information was provided by the Pollinator Program at The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation .
Fairly adaptable.
Good for: Restoration, Hedgerow, Wildlife, Landscape
Sources
Hardiness zone is estimated from the USDA minimum temperature. Uses are suggested from USDA plant traits.
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