Light requirement full sun, partial sun/shade

Water requirement Moist

Soil type light (sandy), medium, heavy (clay)

Leaves Deciduous

Height 0.5

Layer Shrubs

Edible parts Fruit

Propagation method seed - direct sow, cuttings

Alternate name Red currant, swamp currant

Family Grossulariaceae

Pollination self-fertile

Warning susceptible to honey fungus, susceptible to white pine blister rust

Soil pH 4.5-6.5

Native to USA, Canada

Spacing 60cm

Habitat Damp deciduous and coniferous woods, margins of bogs, stream banks

American Red Currant
Ribes triste

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