Ribes odoratum | Flowering Currant, Clove Currant, Golden Currant, Buffalo Currant. Originated in … Central US | Shrub
Ribes odoratum 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 odoratum does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds
Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Ribes odoratum so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties
Ribes odoratum flowering currant,clove currant,golden currant,buffalo currant is not known as a butterfly attracting plant
Ribes odoratum | Flowering Currant, Clove Currant, Golden Currant, Buffalo 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).
The flowers of Ribes odoratum have a mild spicy aroma. Flowering currant (also known as clove currant, golden currant or buffalo currant) can survive very cold winters with annual averages as low as -30° Fahrenheit. It needs a bit of a cold spell with temperatures below 15° Fahrenheit to do its best.
Ribes odoratum will under good growing conditions survive and prosper between 5 and20 years.
Ribes odoratum is a woody perennial. Flowering currant (locally known in some parts as clove currant, golden currant or buffalo currant) is deciduous in nature.
Flowers of the plant Ribes odoratum have a smell of spicy fragrance and in terms of a broad classification could be described as … Spicy | Mild
Some suggested culinary uses for this plant are … Fresh;Juice;Sweets;Jelly;Alcohol. A descriptive flavor or texture charateristic of this plant is … small and black with a pungent sweetness and strong resinous flavor
Berries … are the edible part(s) of the Calamondin, Panama Orange plant
It is small and black with a pungent sweetness and strong resinous flavor. Its nutritional value includes vitamin C. As a food source, Ribes odoratum is often used as juice, in sweets and in jelly. Flowering currant (sometimes called clove currant, golden currant or buffalo currant) is a good source for the production of alcohol. This plant is most often 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.
"Uncommon Fruits Worthy of Attention: A Gardener's Guide", Lee Reich, Addison-Wesley Publishing, Reading, Massachusetts, 1991.