General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 4 to 6 feet
Plant Spread: 2 to 4 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Fragrant
Fruit: Showy
Other: Clusters of small, glossy black berries, each containing numerous seeds.
Fruiting Time: Summer
Flowers: Showy
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Underground structures: Taproot
Edible Parts: Fruit
Eating Methods: Raw
Cooked
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Pollinators: Self
Bees

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Common names
  • Blackcurrant
  • Black Currant
  • Squinancy

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Date: 2009-07-11

photo credit: H. Zell

Date: 2013-11-21
Location: My garden in N E Pa. 
Date: 2009-07-11

photo credit: H. Zell

Date: 2013-04-29
Location: My garden in Belgium
Date: 2009-08-01
Location: Copenhagen Botanical Garden, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Comments:
  • Posted by Mindy03 (Delta KY) on Mar 12, 2012 1:59 PM concerning plant:
    Valuable source of nectar and pollen for honey bees. It is also a source of honeydew for honey bees.

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