Ribes cereum (Wax currant)

Cultivation

Best grown in dry, rocky or sandy, well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade. Drought tolerant once established. Where native, grows on canyonsides and in dry gulches from 1,200-3,000m (4,000-10,000').

Suggested uses

Cottage/Informal, Low Maintenance, Wildlife, Flavouring food and drinks, Prairie planting, Meadow, Beds and borders, Bees (attract & feed bees), Drought Tolerant

UK hardiness

H6

USDA zones

Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8

Sunset zone

WUCOLS

North-Central Coastal = Unknown
Central Valley = Unknown
South Coastal = Very Low
South Inland = Low
High and Intermediate Desert = Unknown
Low Desert = Unknown

Foliage

Deciduous

Habit

Cushion or Mound Forming

Native to

Western North America

Drought tolerant

Yes

Flood tolerant

No

Toxicity

Not toxic