Golden Currant vs Diablo Ninebark - TreeTime.ca

Golden Currant vs Diablo Ninebark

Physocarpus opulifolius Diablo

Ribes aureum

Diablo Ninebark
Golden Currant

Diablo Ninebark is a small, low maintenance, multi-stemmed shrub, that is used to add texture or color to any yard. This plant grows dark purple leaves in the spring and grows slightly faster than Common Ninebark. It features flaky red to brown bark, clusters of white flowers, and long, maple-like leaves. Diablo Ninebark can make a dense and colorful hedge, or it can be an attractive ornamental by itself.

Golden Currant produces berries for jams, jellies, sauces and even pemmican. This currant bush is very dense, allowing for use as a hedge, windbreak, or wildlife habitat.

This plant is also a very popular rootstock to graft popular red and white currant varieties to. The resulting plants are taller, more productive, and easier to harvest.

Diablo Ninebark Quick Facts

Golden Currant Quick Facts

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Zone: 3a
Zone: 4a
Height: 2.4 m (8 ft)
Height: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Spread: 1.8 m (6 ft)
Spread: 1.2 m (4 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: medium
Life span: short
Life span: short
Suckering: low
Suckering: medium
Maintenance: medium


Foliage: reddish-purple
Fall colour: yellow
Fall colour: reddish purple
Bark: brown to red, exfoliating
Flowers: white
Flowers: yellow
Berries: red
Berries: glossy black berries
Seeds: inflated seed capsules
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: AB, BC
Other Names: eastern ninebark, purple ninebark
Other Names: buffalo currant, clove currant, fragrant golden currant, golden flowering currant, spicebush