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Black Currant (Ribes)

Ribes aureum

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ZONES  3-8 | Good to grow! Zone
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Ribes aureum (commonly known as Black Currant or Golden Currant) is a Western native plant, valued for its large, black edible fruit. Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric).

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4-6' tall x 4-6' wide. (Cutting propagated). Ribes aureum (commonly known as Black Currant or Golden Currant) is a Western native plant, valued for its large, black edible fruit. The shrub blooms in mid-spring, with highly fragrant yellow flowers reminiscent of cloves or vanilla. With a fine display of orange to red fall foliage, this easy-to-grow shrub provides the landscape with three seasons of interest. Most soil types including clay.

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Key Features

Light Requirements

  • Morning Sun & Afternoon Shade
  • Full Shade
  • Full Sun

Water Tolerance

Low-Water

Bloom Time

Early to mid spring

Advantages

  • Bee Friendly
  • Attracts Butterflies
  • Attracts Hummingbirds
  • Attracts Birds
  • Native
  • Winter Interest
  • Easy To Grow
  • Fragrant

Additional information

Mature Height

4-6' tall

Mature Spread

4-6' wide

Soil Type

  • Average Soil
  • Sandy Soil
  • Clay Soil

Soil Moisture

  • Waterwise

Planting Time

  • Fall

Native To

North America

Prohibited

  • Delaware
  • Massachusetts
  • Maine
  • Michigan
  • North Carolina
  • New Hampshire
  • New Jersey
  • Rhode Island
  • West Virginia

Growing Zones

  • Zone 3
  • Zone 4
  • Zone 5
  • Zone 6
  • Zone 7
  • Zone 8

Additional Information

Thornless variety.

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Potted Plant
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Overall rating: 4.5 / 5 from 4 reviews.

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Healthy, pretty and smell terrific

"I planted 2 of these in Spring 2023. The 1st year they didn't do much but now there are about 3 feet tall. Very pretty foliage, so they look nice after the delicious smelling yellow blooms come off later in spring. I'm hoping we'll get some fruit this year, though I love the plant regardless. They are in poor, heavily compacted DCG soil next to our gravel driveway. The abundant deer here have ignored them so far -- I have cages around them but the stems that have grown through are unmolested."

— Hiker (5/5)

Slow Start, But Love Them

"These bushes smell AMAZING when they bloom. They aren't overpowering, but when you get close to them they smell like cloves. The bees love them in the spring. They starting turning red in late summer. I have very hard clay soil, and while they were slow to start they are very hardy. In the picture with two, the one on the left got broken off to the ground in early spring yet it has almost caught up with the other one. They are 4' apart, base to base (not the grass area), just to give you an idea of their size. They are two years old. Those two are in 50% shade, under an ash tree, and in the lawn. They get quite a bit of water, and are much larger than the other two. The other two are in my water wise garden beds that only get watered once a week, and are in probably 25% shade."

— Lucy (5/5)

Doing great even on challenging site!

"I was a little bit doubtful to plant this currant in the hottest, dryest, sunniest, most windy part of our property, since I worried that any bush that could also handle full shade could never handle the opposite very well! I did so despite my trepidations, and was very pleased to discover how well the two currant bushes have thrived! I planted in spring when my order arrived, and what a dry, hot (and sometimes freezing cold) spring it has been. . . the currants hardly hiccuped during the transition, there was no defoliation or dieback. And now they are already creating new growth and seem quite happy. About the conditions here: Alkaline soil, about 15 inches precipitation annually, 5000 feet, zone 7, low humidity, usually 90-100 degrees in summer. How I planted: The usual; made a small well/depression for each plant, roughed out the roots, planted, added dead tree leaves as mulch, watered in, then continued to water every 1-2 days for the first season. Perhaps those with less harsh planting sites wouldn't need to water so often."

— Crickets (5/5)

Looking forward to next spring

"This finished the season established but small. I'm looking forward to it taking off next spring."

— Leigh (3/5)

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