- Name
- Currant
- Common Names
- Red Current, Red Flowering Currant
- Scientific Name
- Ribes sanguineum
- Family
- Grossulariaceae
- Description
- A deciduous shrub native to western North America.
- Leaves
- 3-5 lobed, 1"-3" long and wide fragrant leaves with a resinous scent
- Flowers
- Red flowers hang down and cover the stems with 10 to 30 flowers in each cluster.
- Bloom Time
- April-June
- Pollen Source
- fair
- Nectar Source
- poor
- Pollen Color
- yellow-green
- Native to NC
- No
- More Information
- https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/ribes-sanguineum/