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Ribes sanguineum

Redflower Currant, Blood Currant, Pink Winter Currant, Red Flowering Currant, Flowering Currant

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, Calscape, https://calscape.org/Ribes-sanguineum-(Red-Flowering-Currant), accessed October 21, 2024

Ribes sanguineum | Landscape Plants | Oregon State University, Oregon State University Landscape Plants, https://landscapeplants.oregonstate.edu/plants/ribes-sanguineum, accessed October 21, 2024

Red-flowering Currant, U.S. Forest Service, https://www.fs.usda.gov/wildflowers/plant-of-the-week/ribes_sanguineum.shtml, accessed October 21, 2024

Ribes sanguineum (Red Flowering Currant), Gardenia, https://www.gardenia.net/plant/ribes-sanguineum, accessed October 21, 2024

Red Flowering Currant, Ribes sanguineum | Native Plants PNW, Native Plants PNW, https://nativeplantspnw.com/red-flowering-currant-ribes-sanguineum/, accessed October 21, 2024

Ribes sanguineum (Redflower currant) | Native Plants of North America, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=RISA, accessed October 21, 2024

World Flora Online, http://www.worldfloraonline.org/, accessed June 20, 2024

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