Red Flowering Currant
Ribes sanguineum
Dangling clusters of rose-pink flowers greet returning hummingbirds in late winter, followed by blue-black berries for birds. An easy, early-blooming West Coast shrub.
- Family
- Grossulariaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 12–12 ft
- Spacing
- 4–8 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade, shade
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- March, April
- Bloom colors
- white, red, pink
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, hummingbirds, mammals, songbirds, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~99 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- border, hedge or screen, naturalizing
- Native states
- CA, ID, OR, WA
Related native plants
More Ribes species
- Golden Currant (Ribes aureum)
- Wax Currant (Ribes cereum)
- Fuchsia-flowered Gooseberry (Ribes speciosum)
- Chaparral Currant (Ribes malvaceum)
- Pasture Gooseberry (Ribes cynosbati)
- White Chaparral Currant (Ribes indecorum)