Clove Currant
Ribes odoratum
A spring shrub drenched in the scent of cloves from its golden tubular flowers, followed by edible black currants. Adaptable and fragrant in sun or part shade.
- Family
- Grossulariaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 6–12 ft
- Spacing
- 6–8 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- April, May
- Bloom colors
- red
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, songbirds, hummingbirds, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~99 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- specimen, hedge or screen, erosion control
- Native states
- AR, KS, MN, MO, NE, OK, SD, TX
Related native plants
More Ribes species
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- Golden Currant (Ribes aureum)
- Wax Currant (Ribes cereum)
- Fuchsia-flowered Gooseberry (Ribes speciosum)
- Chaparral Currant (Ribes malvaceum)
- Pasture Gooseberry (Ribes cynosbati)