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© Ernie Marx
wax currant
Ribes cereum var. cereum
Fort Collins
- Dimensions
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Height: 2.0 ft. to 4.0 ft.
Spread: 2.0 ft. to 4.0 ft. - Growth Form
- Shrub
- Program Association
- Nature in the City, Xeriscape Incentive Program
- Wildlife Uses
- Hummingbirds, Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Shrubland Birds, Small Mammals, Woodland Birds
- Sun Requirements
- Full Sun, Part Sun, Shade
- Water Requirements
- Very Low
- Plant Community
- Alpine, Foothills, Mountains, Plains, Subalpine
- Season of Bloom
- April, May, June, July, August
- Flower Color
- Pink Shades, White Shades
- Leaf Color
- Green Shades
- Aggressiveness
- Not aggressive
- Design Considerations
- Fragrant, Long Blooming, Small Spaces, Showy Flowers, Streetscape Plants
- Other Considerations
- Limited Availability
- Duration
- Perennial
- Natural Landscape Position
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Fort Collins Model
1, 2 - Soil Type
- Rocky, Variable, Well Drained
- Pests/Disease Prone
- No
- Hazards/Toxic
- No City Data.
Notes
Flora of North America recognizes two varieties of R. cereum, both native to the U.S. Variety colubrinum is native to the Pacific Northwest and variety cereum is native to the western half of the U.S. including Colorado and the Fort Collins area.
Plants in the genus Ribes are important larval and adult food hosts for many of our native invertebrates.
Fruit is bright red to orange-red.