Ribes americanum | American Black Currant | Shrub

Ribes americanum belongs to the plant family GROSSULARIACEĈ and Genus Ribes This Shrub will grow well in a wide variety of loam or soils pertaining to most average garden situations , a pH which can apply to most normal garden soil conditions, . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Various

We are often asked about plants for humming bird attraction. Unfortunately Ribes americanum does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds

Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Ribes americanum so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties

Ribes americanum American black currant is not known as a butterfly attracting plant

Ribes americanum | American Black Currant is a deciduous plant which means it loses its leaves in Autumn or Fall. Deciduous trees should not be planted close to water features or fish ponds.

Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Typical mix of: 3 parts Nitrogen (N), 2 parts Phosphorous (P) and 3 parts Potassium (K for Latin name Kalium).

Ribes americanum has overpowering rank smelling leaves. American black currant can survive the coldest of winter climates with annual temperatures as low as -50° Fahrenheit. To do its best, it needs a cold dormant period where the temperatures drop below -5° Fahrenheit.

Ribes americanum will under good growing conditions survive and prosper between 5 and20 years.

Ribes americanum is a woody perennial. American black currant is deciduous in nature.

Leaves of the plant Ribes americanum have a smell of heavy unpleasant odor and in terms of a broad classification could be described as … Rank | Overpowering

Some suggested culinary uses for this plant are … Fresh;Juice;Sweets;Jelly;Alcohol. A descriptive flavor or texture charateristic of this plant is … small blue-black, yellow, or orange with a pungent sweetness and strong resinous flavor

Berries … are the edible part(s) of the Purple Mombin, Red Mombin, Spanish Mombin plant

It is small blue-black, yellow, or orange with a pungent sweetness and strong resinous flavor. Its nutritional value includes vitamin C. Some of its possible culinary uses include: as juice, in sweets and in jelly. In the distillery, Ribes americanum is made into alcohol. American black currant is most commonly used fresh.

"The Fragrant Garden.  A book about sweet scented flowers and leaves", Louise Beebe Wilder, Dover Publications, New York, 1974.  Originally published as "The Fragrant Path", Louise Beebe Wilder, 1932, The Macmillan Company.

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