Evergreen Currant
Ribes viburnifolium
Evergreen currant, or Catalina currant, is a low, spreading evergreen shrub for dry shade, with aromatic leathery leaves and small wine-red flowers. One of the best California natives for groundcover under oaks.
- Family
- Grossulariaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1–3 ft
- Spacing
- 6–12 ft apart
- Light
- part shade, shade
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral
- Bloom
- February, March, April
- Bloom colors
- red, pink
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, hummingbirds, songbirds, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~99 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- foundation, erosion control
- Native states
- CA