Redflower Currant
Ribes sanguineum Pursh - Currant family
Size
Mature Height: Up to around 12.0 feet
Planting Distance: 5.0 feet
Plant Type: Shrub
Root Depth: 16 inches
Growth Form: Multiple Stem
Growth Rate: Moderate
Features
Flower Color: Red
Conspicuous Flowers: Yes
Bloom Time: Late Spring
Seasonal Growth: Spring and Summer
Evergreen: No
Fall Colors: Yes
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Intermediate
Clay Soil Tolerance: No
Sandy Soil Tolerance: Yes
Drought Tolerance: Medium
Flood Tolerance: None
Fire Tolerance: Medium
Salt Tolerance: None
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Butterflies; Larval Host (Moth); Hummingbirds
Larval Species depending on Redflower Currant: Antheraea polyphemus polyphemus, Campaea perlata, Decodes asapheus, Dysstroma brunneata, Dysstroma formosa, Eupsilia tristigmata, Fishia evelina, Hyalophora euryalus, Hyppa xylinoides, Lacinipolia cuneata, Lophocampa argentata, Lophocampa maculata, Neoterpes trianguliferata, Orgyia antiqua, Orgyia pseudotsugata, Orthosia hibisci, Peridroma saucia, Pero gigantea, Pseudorthodes irrorata, Synaxis jubararia, Thallophaga taylorata, Xanthorhoe defensaria, Xylena nupera
Native Range
- CAN: British Columbia
- USA: California, Idaho, Oregon, Washington
State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.