Ribes aureum var. aureum

Golden Currant

Ribes aureum blooms in spring with racemes of golden yellow flowers with a fragrance similar to that of cloves. Foliage turns red/purple in the Autumn. Tough and resilient so will grow in most gardens.

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plant Features

Full sun to partial shade
Very little water
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
Moist and free draining

plant information

Common name

Golden Currant

Latin name

Ribes aureum var. aureum

type

Deciduous Shrub

family

Grossulariaceae

ph

5.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral

Light

Full sun to partial shade
Frost

Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

Soil

Moist and free draining
Water

Very little water

Plant & bloom calendar

Best time to plant

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Golden Currant is 2.00meters x 3.00meters

2.00 M 3.00 M

Ribes aureum var. aureum

Planting young plants

From Early Spring TO Late Autumn

Plant container grown plants in spring or autumn. They tolerate a wide range of soil types that are fairly moist and well drained and prefer full sun or partial shade.

Propagation by cuttings

From Early Autumn TO Late Autumn

Take hardwood cuttings of up to 3cm from this years growth, taken in autumn, making a clean cut from above a shoot and remove any soft growth. Nearly fill a container with fine grit at the bottom, to enable free draining, and a suitable compost. Place the cutting, having dipped he end in a rooting compound first, with a third of the cutting showing.

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