Red flowering currant

Name: Ribes sanguineum
SKU: 937
Availability: InStock

A deciduous shrub that grows to 5 feet tall.

Lime colored roundish leaves and long showy pendulums of pink flower clusters that cover the plant during the winter.

East to grow in the Bay Area in many garden situations. Drought tolerant in coastal conditions and does well under oaks

Flowers February to April.

Sun: Full Sun, Part Shade, Shade

Water: Dry, Light, Moderate

Soil: Clay, Loam, Sand, Rocky

Other: Attracts Birds, Deer Resistant, Drought Tolerant

Container	2-Gal, D-40-O, D-40O, 5-Gal, D-16, D-40, D-40S, D-40S-o, TB4
Ecological Value	Fruit used by birds and other animals, good hummingbird plant.
Historical Uses	No Historical Uses found.
Distribution	native to California and is also found outside of California, but is confined to western North America.
Elevation	Between 0 and 7218 feet
Communities
Habitat	Moist to dry forests and rock outcrops in the lowland and montane zones.

Ribes sanguineum