Grossulariaceae
Ribes cereum var. cereum
Ribes cereum var. cereum var. cereum
Also known as Ribes churchii, Ribes balsamiferum, Ribes inebrians var. spaethianum, Ribes inebrians
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Native Shrub · Currant · Wildlife Garden · Western Native · Drought Adaptable · Deciduous · Partial Shade · Ribes · Pollinator Plant
Wax currant is a tough, low-maintenance native shrub that thrives in partial shade with regular watering during the growing season. It is well-suited to western gardens and tolerates rocky or poor soils once established. Prune lightly after flowering to maintain a tidy shape.
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
- 6.5–7.5
- Temperature
- -30°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 3 ft – 6 ft
- Spread
- 4 ft
- Spacing
- 60 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- White
- Foliage
- Green · Coarse
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alberta, Arizona, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
- Attracts
- Bees, Hummingbirds, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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