golden currant

Golden Currant – Plant

LATIN NAME
Ribes aureum

LONGEVITY
Perennial

SEASON
Cool

ORIGIN
Native

DETAILS:

  • Deciduous shrub
  • Growth 3 to 8 feet tall with fragrant, golden yellow flowers
  • Flowers May to June, with fruit maturing July to September. The fruit is edible and sweet.
  • The leaves are browsed by livestock and deer.
  • The seed is readily eaten by all birds.
  • Adapted to moist areas along streams and bottomlands.

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