Golden Currant

Ribes aureum Pursh

Currant family

Plant Type

Shrub

Life Cycle

Perennial

Mature Height

10.0 feet

Spread

5.0 feet

Flower Color

Yellow

Bloom Time

Mid Spring

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intermediate

Water

Water Use Low

Drought Tolerance Medium

Flood Tolerance None

Soil

Soil Types Loam

CaCO3 Tolerance High

Fertility Need High

Stress Tolerance

Fire Tolerance Medium

Salt Tolerance None

Climate

pH Range 6.0 – 8.0

Frost-Free Days 150 days

Precipitation 12 – 20 in

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Moths; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Hummingbirds

Larval Host Abagrotis nefascia, Aseptis binotata, Decodes asapheus, Filatima prognosticata, Leptarctia californiae, Macaria occiduaria, Macaria ribearia, Malacosoma californica "central population", Malacosoma californica lutescens, Malacosoma californica pluvialis, Mesogona olivata, Neoterpes trianguliferata, Pyrrharctia isabella, Tharsalea arota, Tharsalea arota nubila, Xanthotype sospeta

Fall Color No

Evergreen No

Native Range

CAN: Alberta, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan
USA: Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (NI)

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.