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Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6b -20.6 °C (-5 °F) to -17.8 °C (0 °F)
Plant Height: 10 feet
Leaves: Good fall color
Deciduous
Fragrant
Broadleaf
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Pink
Red
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Erosion control
Medicinal Herb
Will Naturalize
Edible Parts: Fruit
Wildlife Attractant: Birds
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Pollinators: Bees
Awards and Recognitions: Other: 2008 Great Plant Picks Award Winner
Conservation status: Least Concern (LC)

Conservation status:
Conservation status: Least Concern
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Common names
  • Blood Currant
  • Red Flowering Currant
  • Flowering Currant
  • Winter Currant
  • Pink-flowered Currant
  • Redflower Currant

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Date: 2021-05-04
Native PNW plant
Location: Kalama, Wa.
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Date: 2011-03-24
Location: Cedarhome, Washington
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Date: 2013-05-05
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Date: 2011-03-24
Location: Cedarhome, Washington
Date: 2013-10-26
Fall color
Comments:
  • Posted by Bonehead (Planet Earth - Zone 8b) on May 29, 2013 9:08 AM concerning plant:
    Native in the Pacific Northwest west of the Cascade Range from British Columbia to California. Found in dry open woods, rocky slopes, and disturbed sites. Erect unarmed shrub with reddish-brown bark, gorgeous clusters of reddish-pink flowers in early spring. Small blue-black berries are edible but insipid - leave them for the birds. Can propagate from cuttings. Provides nesting sites for birds and small mammals.

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