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Grossulariaceae
Golden currant
Ribes aureum
Also known as Missouri currant, Clove currant, Chrysobotrya aurea, Buffalo currant
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Golden currant is a hardy, adaptable shrub that thrives in partial shade with average moisture. Water regularly during its first season to establish deep roots, then reduce frequency as it becomes more self-sufficient. It rewards low-maintenance gardeners with fragrant yellow spring flowers and wildlife-attracting berries.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply until soil is moist, then allow top 2 inches to dry before watering again · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–8
- Temperature
- -25°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 4 ft
- Spread
- 3 ft
- Spacing
- 60 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Purple
- Foliage
- Green · Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alberta, Arizona, Arkansas, Baltic States, Belgium, Bulgaria, California, Central European Rus, Colorado, Connecticut, Czechoslovakia, East European Russia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Birds, Hummingbirds
Sources: trefle, usda
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