General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Soil pH Preferences: Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 6-10 feet
Plant Spread: 5-10 feet
Leaves: Good fall color
Deciduous
Fruit: Edible to birds
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Edible Parts: Fruit
Pollinators: Various insects
Awards and Recognitions: Other: UC Davis Arboretum All Star

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Common names
  • Golden Currant
  • Clove Currant
  • Buffalo Currant
  • Pruterberry
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Ribes aureum
  • Synonym: Ribes aureum var. aureum

Photo Gallery
Location: March, 2024 - Montezuma Well
Location: Northeastern Colorado
Date: 2023-05-03
Location: March, 2024 - Montezuma Well
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Date: 2023-07-18
Golden Currant (Ribes aureum).
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Golden Currant (Ribes aureum).
Location: This is the Place Heritage Park, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Date: 2016-06-25
Location: Botanical Garden of the Technical University Delft
Date: 2019-04-15
Location: Twisp
Date: September
Location: This is the Place Heritage Park, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Date: 2016-06-25

photo by Sten Porse
Location: Heathcote Ontario Canada
Date: 2020   July-August
Ribes aureum    fruit forming
Location: Spring Mountains, Nevada
photo by Stan Shebs
Location: Northeastern Colorado
Date: 2023-05-03
Wintersown
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2016-08-26
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2016-04-10
Location: Little Cottonwood Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-04-22
Location: Denver Co.
Date: 2010-06-30
Location: Carson City, NV
Date: 2020-04-14
Location: Carson City, NV
Date: 2020-04-14

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