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25 RED FLOWERING CURRANT Ribes Sanguineum aka Blood Currant Edible Fruit Blue Black Berries Shrub Seeds

25 RED FLOWERING CURRANT Ribes Sanguineum aka Blood Currant Edible Fruit Blue Black Berries Shrub Seeds

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DESCRIPTION:

NAME: Red Flowering Currant

OTHER COMMON NAMES: Blood Currant / Winter Currant / Redflower Currant

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Ribes Sanguineum syn. Ribes Albidum / Ribes Augustum / Ribes Alceifolium

COLOR: Red Flowers / Bluish Black Fruit

PLANT SEEDS: Fall sow / Cold stratify / Indoors before last frost / Outdoors after danger of frost

BLOOM TIME: April - May

HARVEST: Aug - Oct

HARDINESS ZONE: 5 - 9

PLANT HEIGHT: 6 - 12'

PLANT SPACING: 3 - 5'

LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Sun - Part Shade

SOIL & WATER PREFERENCES: Average

QUANTITY: 25 Seeds

OTHER: The Red Flowering Currant is a very ornamental shrub with edible fruit. Ribes sanguineum is native to western North America, & has spicy fragrant foliage. It flowers in clusters of stunning red blooms that attract butterflies & HUMMINGBIRDS.

The fruit is a berry called a currant, & they are about the same size as a blueberries. The berries of the Red Flowering Currant begin a pale blue & mature to a deep purple. Currants can be eaten raw, made into jams & pies, or dried & stored for later use.

These shrubs tolerate a wide variety of soil conditions including sand or clay or drought. They are a good choice for erosion control. The Currant Shrub also provides habitat for woodland creatures, & birds & other small animals will enjoy eating the seeds if you decide to share some. The berries look stunning against the lovely yellow fall leaves!


We also have Red Wax Currant & Black (Golden) Current seeds in our shop!



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WE HAVE OVER 2,000 TYPES OF FLOWER, VINE, TREE, SHRUB, HERB, FRUIT, & VEGETABLE SEEDS TO CHOOSE FROM!!!



Photo Credits:
5 By DaveGrainger - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, httpscommons.wikimedia.orgwindex.phpcurid=93206092
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10 By Mark Robinson from Williton, UK - Pink CascadesUploaded by Austin512, CC BY 2.0, httpscommons.wikimedia.orgwindex.phpcurid=7374554

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