Ribes rubrum | Red Currant | Shrub

Ribes rubrum 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 rubrum does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds

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

Ribes rubrum red currant is not known as a butterfly attracting plant

Ribes rubrum | Red 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 … Nitrogen & potassium

Ribes rubrum can survive very cold winters with annual averages as low as -40° Fahrenheit.

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

Ribes rubrum is a woody perennial. Red currant is deciduous in nature.

Some suggested culinary uses for this plant are … Jelly;Alcohol. A descriptive flavor or texture charateristic of this plant is … tart

Fruit … are the edible part(s) of the Rowanberry plant

It is tart. Ribes rubrum is most often used in jelly. In the distillery, Red currant is made into alcohol.

Suggested spacing for this crop to ensure plants next to each other use the space optimally without losing the benefits of sunshine and water needs is 5' in one direction and 5' in the other direction.

"Uncommon Fruits Worthy of Attention: A Gardener's Guide", Lee Reich, Addison-Wesley Publishing, Reading, Massachusetts, 1991.