Arroyo Seco Native Plants
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Grossulariaceae
Flowering currant
Ribes sanguineum
Also known as Red flowering currant, Blood currant, Winter currant, Coreosma sanguinea
Zones 4–9Sun Full SunWater ModerateCare Low
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Flowering Currant · Deciduous Shrub · Spring Flowering · Wildlife Garden · Pollinator · Native Shrub · Drought Tolerant · Easy Care · Pink Flowers · Cottage Garden
Pet-safeBeginner-friendlyAttracts pollinators
In stock at 3 nurseriesStock updated 9/6/2026
Flowering currant is a hardy, deciduous shrub that produces stunning clusters of deep pink to red flowers in early spring, making it one of the earliest bloomers in the garden. Plant in full sun to partial shade in well-drained soil; it is drought-tolerant once established and rarely needs supplemental fertilizing. Prune lightly after flowering to maintain shape and encourage vigorous new growth for the following season.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply but infrequently, allowing the top 2 inches of soil to dry between waterings once established · Every 7-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7.5
- Temperature
- -20°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
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Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 60 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yes
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- British Columbia, California, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Great Britain, Idaho, Ireland, Mexican Pacific Is., Norway, Oregon, Spain, Sweden, Tasmania, Washington
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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Indian Hill Botanicals
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