Names
- Scientific name
- Ribes sanguineum
- Common name
- Redflower Currant, Blood Currant, Pink Winter Currant, Red Flowering Currant, Flowering Currant
Measurements
- Height
- 3 - 13 ft
- Spread
- 7 - 10 ft
- Spacing
- 6 ft
- Growth Rate
- Moderate
Requirements
- Hardiness zones
- 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
- Sunlight
- Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial Shade
- Soil Drainage
- Moist but Well-drained
- Soil type
- Loam, Sand, Clay
- Soil pH
- Moderately acidic (5.6 - 6.0), Slightly acidic (6.1 - 6.5), Neutral (6.6 - 7.3), Slightly alkaline (7.4 - 7.8)
Physical Traits
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Leaf lifecycle
- Deciduous
- Foliage color
- Medium Green, Dark Green
- Bloom time
- Spring
- Bloom color
- Pale Pink, Deep Red
- Seasons of interest
- Spring
- Propagation methods
- Seeds, Cuttings, Layering
- Attracts
- Hummingbirds, Bees, Butterflies, Birds
Taxonomy
- Taxonomic Rank
- Species
- Author
- Pursh
- Publication
- Fl. Amer. Sept. 1: 164 (1813)
Superior Taxa
- Kingdom
-
Plantae
- Subkingdom
-
Pteridobiotina
- Phylum
-
Angiosperms
- Order
-
Saxifragales
- Family
-
Grossulariaceae
- Genus
-
Ribes
Inferior Taxa
Ribes sanguineum var. glutinosum
Ribes sanguineum var. sanguineum
Synonyms
Calobotrya sanguinea
Coreosma sanguinea
References
Red Flowering Currant,
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Red-flowering Currant,
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Ribes sanguineum (Red Flowering Currant),
accessed October 21, 2024
Ribes sanguineum (Redflower currant) | Native Plants of North America,
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Ribes sanguineum | Landscape Plants | Oregon State University,
accessed October 21, 2024
Red Flowering Currant, Ribes sanguineum | Native Plants PNW,
accessed October 21, 2024
World Flora Online, accessed June 20, 2024