Common name: Wild Black Currant
Scientific name: Ribes americanum
Category: Native Shrub, Common
Sample mature size: 1.5 m tall, 1 m wide; 5 ft tall, 3.5 ft wide
Sunlight: Full-sun, Partial-sun
Water: Average, Medium-wet
Soil: Clay, Sand, Loam
Blooms: Yellow in May
Natural habitats: Swamp-wetland, Prairie-savannahs
Wildlife benefits: Bees/wasps π, Butterflies/skippers π¦, Hummingbirds πΊ
Points of interest: - Edible berries for both humans (preserves, wines) , birds and small animals
- Does not like dry conditions
- Found growing in wooded areas, river banks, wet meadows and ravines
