Red Currant

Ribes triste Pall.

Currant family

Plant Type
Shrub
Life Cycle
Perennial
Mature Height
24 inches
Spread
34 inches
Flower Color
Purple
Bloom Time
Late Spring

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Tolerant

Water

Water Use Medium
Drought Tolerance Low
Flood Tolerance None

Soil

Soil Types Loam, Sand
CaCO3 Tolerance Medium
Fertility Need Medium

Stress Tolerance

Salt Tolerance None

Climate

pH Range 5.0 – 7.5
Frost-Free Days 115 days
Precipitation 9 – 60 in

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Moths; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Hummingbirds
Larval Host Agonopterix antennariella, Eupithecia miserulata miserulata, Polygonia gracilis gracilis
Fall Color No
Evergreen No

Native Range

  • USA:  Alaska, Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Dakota, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin
  • CAN:  Alberta, British Columbia, Newfoundland, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territorie, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward I., 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.