Ribes odoratum
Buffalo Currant
Ribes odoratum is a fruiting shrub that bears fragrant yellow flowers in Spring that are followed by large edible blue-black currants loved by birds. In Autumn the foliage turns red. The plant is quite drought tolerant, once established.
Contributed by @helmside
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Full sun
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Occasional watering
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Moist and free draining
Common name
Buffalo Currant
Latin name
Ribes odoratum
type
Deciduous Fruiting Trees or Shrubs
family
Grossulariaceae
ph
5.5 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Soil
Moist and free draining
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When to harvest
full grown dimensions
1.20 M
1.30 M
Ribes odoratum
Ribes odoratum is a fruiting shrub that bears fragrant yellow flowers in Spring that are followed by large edible blue-black currants loved by birds. In Autumn the foliage turns red. The plant is quite drought tolerant, once established.
Planting outdoors
From Early Autumn TO Late Autumn
Plant bare rooted plants asap after you receive in Autumn. Dig a hole twice the size of the spreaded roots, and mix well rotted compost with the soil, and plant the bush at the same depth, or a little lower. Firm in well, and mulch with compost.
Propagation by cuttings
From Mid Autumn TO Late Winter
Take hardwood cuttings of up to 3cm from this years growth, making a clean 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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