Common names:
Blood Currant
Red Flowering Currant
Flowering Currant
Winter Currant
Pink-flowered Currant
Redflower Currant

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:Herb/Forb
Life cycle:Annual
Sun Requirements:Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences:Wet Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness:Zone 10a -1.1 °C (30 °F) to +1.7 °C (35 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:Zone 11
Leaves:Good fall color
Glaucous
Deciduous
Malodorous
Variegated
Fruit:Showy
Pops open explosively when ripe
Flowers:Showy
Inconspicuous
Flower Color:Red
Russet
Flower Size:Over 12"
Flower Time:Other
Inflorescence Type:Thyrse
Uses:Groundcover
Shade Tree
Will Naturalize
Edible Parts:Stem
Wildlife Attractant:Birds
Other Beneficial Insects
Pollinators:Self

Native PNW plant

Comments:
Posted by Bonehead (Planet Earth, Pacific NW - Zone 8b) on May 29, 2013 4:08 AM

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