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Northern Black Currant

Ribes hudsonianum

CUSTOM GROW

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Northern Black Currant is a native deciduous shrub found across Canada and the northern United States. Dark purple to black berries that ripen in summer and provide food for wildlife and humans. Fragrant yellow-green flowers that attract a wide variety of pollinators.

This shrub is well adapted to moist soils and can even survive periods of flooding. It has an interesting bronze colour in fall.

Northern Black Currant Quick Facts

Zone: 3a

Height: 0.9 m (3 ft)

Spread: 1.2 m (4 ft)

Light: partial shade, full sun

Moisture: normal, wet

Growth rate: medium

Life span: medium

Growth form: upright to prostrate, thicket-forming

Spreading: seeds - low, layering - low

Maintenance: medium

Flowers: small white, in clusters

Bloom time: spring to early summer

Berries: black, edible

Flavor: bitter

Harvest: mid to late summer

Hybrid: no

Fuzz/fluff: no

Catkins: no

Native to: AB, BC, SK, MB, ON, QC, YT, NT

Other Names: hudson bay currant, stinking currant, western black currant, wild black currant

Tags: All Items, Berries, Currant, Native North America Plants, NEW, Shrubs, Urban Yards, Wetland Plants, Wildlife Attracting

Ships to Canada: yes
Ships to USA: yes

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