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Ribes aureum | Golden Currant

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DESCRIPTION
Ribes aureum produces clusters of tubular yellow flowers in mid spring, the blooms opening with flared tips and releasing a sweet, clove-like fragrance along the stems. The blossoms are followed by rounded berries that ripen to deep purple to black later in the season. Lobed leaves emerge fresh green and form a soft canopy through the growing season, often developing warm yellow tones in autumn.

Native to western and central North America, Ribes aureum grows naturally in open woodlands and along streambanks. In gardens it provides seasonal interest in borders, native plantings, and wildlife landscapes where the flowers attract pollinators and the berries are valued by birds.

DESCRIPTION
Ribes aureum produces clusters of tubular yellow flowers in mid spring, the blooms opening with flared tips and releasing a sweet, clove-like fragrance along the stems. The blossoms are followed by rounded berries that ripen to deep purple to black later in the season. Lobed leaves emerge fresh green and form a soft canopy through the growing season, often developing warm yellow tones in autumn.

Native to western and central North America, Ribes aureum grows naturally in open woodlands and along streambanks. In gardens it provides seasonal interest in borders, native plantings, and wildlife landscapes where the flowers attract pollinators and the berries are valued by birds.

 

  • Family: Grossulariaceae
    Height: 4 to 8 feet
    Width: 3 to 6 feet
    Foliage color: Medium green lobed leaves often turning shades of red and orange in fall
    Flower color: Bright golden yellow fragrant tubular flowers sometimes aging to orange or reddish tones
    Bloom time: Early to mid spring; often April to May
    Light requirements: Full sun to partial shade
    Water requirements: Low to average
    Maintenance: Low; prune after flowering to shape plants and remove older stems to encourage new growth
    Growing zone: USDA zones 3 to 8
    Wildlife attractors: Bees, butterflies, hummingbirds and birds that feed on the edible berries

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