Northern Black Currant

Ribes hudsonianum Richardson

Currant family

Plant Type

Shrub

Life Cycle

Perennial

Mature Height

5.0 feet

Spread

5.0 feet

Flower Color

White

Bloom Time

Late Spring

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intermediate

Water

Water Use High

Drought Tolerance Medium

Flood Tolerance Medium

Soil

Soil Types Loam, Sand

CaCO3 Tolerance Low

Fertility Need High

Stress Tolerance

Fire Tolerance High

Salt Tolerance None

Climate

pH Range 5.0 – 6.9

Frost-Free Days 90 days

Precipitation 28 – 50 in

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees

Fall Color No

Evergreen No

Native Range

USA: Alaska, California, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming
CAN: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Northwest Territorie, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan, Yukon

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

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.