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Northern Black Currant for sale
Northern Black Currant
Ribes hudsonianum
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
Other Names:
hudson bay currant, stinking currant, western black currant, wild black currant
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
Other Names:
hudson bay currant, stinking currant, western black currant, wild black currant
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