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Ribes rubrum
Also called Red Currant, Cultivated currant, Red Garden Currant, Common Currant, European Red Currant, Garden Currant, White Currant
Redcurrant is a deciduous shrub, usually 1 to 1.5 m tall, grown for its tart bright red berries. It is hardy and easy, and does best in full sun with a cold winter rest.
The redcurrant or red currant (Ribes rubrum) is a member of the genus Ribes in the family Grossulariaceae. It is native to western Europe. The species is widely cultivated and has escaped into the wild in many regions.
Currant bushes prefer a level of sunlight ranging from partial to full and can grow in most types of soil. They are relatively low-maintenance plants and can also be used as ornamentation.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Redcurrant by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
