Grossulariaceae
Ribes cereum var. colubrinum
Ribes cereum var. colubrinum var. colubrinum
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Native Shrub · Pacific Northwest · Currant · Woodland Garden · Partial Shade · Deciduous · Ribes · Pollinator · Wildlife Habitat
This Pacific Northwest native variety of wax currant is a hardy deciduous shrub ideal for woodland edges and part-shade gardens. It requires minimal care once established, needing only regular watering through the first season or two. It rewards gardeners with delicate flowers that attract pollinators and hummingbirds.
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
- Idaho, Oregon, Washington
- Attracts
- Bees, Hummingbirds, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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