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Photo:

Kathy Ketchum

Wax Currant

Squaw Currant

Latin Name:

Ribes cereum

White squaw currant is a compact, mounded, unarmed shrub, 3-5 ft. tall and equally as wide, with cherry-like bark and tidy, light-green foliage turning yellow in fall. Clusters of light-pink, bell-shaped flowers give way to bright-red, fuzzy, feather dusters

Taxon ID#

80 MAINTENANCE

Maintenance Level:

Low

Min. USDA Hardiness Zone:

5 Sun Preference:

Partial Sun

Water Preference:

VL

Soil Preference:

Dry, rocky or sandy soils.

Fertilizer Needs:

Recommended Mulch:

Family:

Grossulariaceae

Origins:

Plant Type:

Med - Lg Shrub (usually >3' and never < 1.5')

It is native to western North America, including British Columbia, Alberta, and much of the western United States, from Washington, Oregon, and California east as far as the western Dakotas and the Oklahoma Panhandle

Oregon native:

yes

Western state native:

yes

PLANT DESCRIPTION

Foliage Color:

Green

Foliage Description:

The leaves are somewhat rounded and divided into shallow lobes which are toothed along the edges. The leaves are hairless to quite hairy, and usually studded with visible resin glands, particularly around the edges.

Fragrant:

yes

Predominant flower color:

Pink

Flower Description:

Clusters of light-pink, bell-shaped flowers

Fall color:

yes

Fall Color Description:

light-green foliage turning yellow in fall.

Winter Foliage:

light-green foliage turning yellow in fall.

Winter Interest:

no

Winter Interest Description:

Mature height:

3-6'

Mature spread:

Growth rate:

Fast

LANDSCAPE APPLICATION

Deer Resistant:

no

Fire Resistant:

no

Attracts Pollinators:

yes

Attracts Butterflies:

yes

Native Habitat:

Dry slopes, rocky places, forest edges

Attracts Birds:

yes

Cut/Dried Flowers:

no

Photo:

Used by Wildlife:

yes

Hedge/Screen:

no

Swales:

no

Wildlife Use:

berries & flowers

Border:

no

Erosion Control:

no

Windbreak:

no

Cover Structures:

no

Ground Cover:

no

Provides Shade:

no

Rock Garden:

no

Adds Texture/Movement:

no

First Bloom:

Apr

Last Bloom:

Jul

Ornamental Accent:

no

Garden Observations:

SEASONAL CARE

Spring Care:

Summer Care:

Fall Care:

Winter Care:

Long Term Care:

Insect Pests:

Wildlife Pests:

Diseases:

Environmental Problems:

Landscape Problems:

Care Comments:

RESOURCES

OSU Landscape Profile:

#https://landscapeplants.oregonstate.edu/plants/ribes-cereum#

USDA Plants:

#https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=RICE#

Calscape Database:

#https://calscape.org/loc-California/Ribes%20cereum%20(Squaw%20Currant)#

LBJ Native Plant Database:

#https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=RICE#

Missouri Botanical Garden Database:

Monrovia Profile:

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Source Comment:

Hollinshead Water-wise Garden Plants

Photo:

Kathy Ketchum

Wax Currant

Squaw Currant

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Latin Name:

Taxon ID#

80

MAINTENANCE

Low

Min. USDA Hardiness Zone:

5

Sun Preference:

Partial Sun

Water Preference:

VL

Soil Preference:

Dry, rocky or sandy soils.

Fertilizer Needs:

​

Recommended Mulch:

​

Family:

Origins:

Plant Type:

Med - Lg Shrub (usually >3' and never < 1.5')

It is native to western North America, including British Columbia, Alberta, and much of the western United States, from Washington, Oregon, and California east as far as the western Dakotas and the Oklahoma Panhandle

Oregon native:

yes

Western state native:

yes

PLANT DESCRIPTION

Foliage Color:

Green

Foliage Description:

The leaves are somewhat rounded and divided into shallow lobes which are toothed along the edges. The leaves are hairless to quite hairy, and usually studded with visible resin glands, particularly around the edges.

Fragrant:

yes

Predominant flower color:

Pink

Flower Description:

Clusters of light-pink, bell-shaped flowers

Fall color:

yes

Fall Color Description:

light-green foliage turning yellow in fall.

Winter Foliage:

light-green foliage turning yellow in fall.

Winter Interest:

no

Winter Interest Description:

​

Mature height:

3-6'

Mature spread:

​

Growth rate:

Fast

LANDSCAPE APPLICATION

Deer Resistant:

no

Fire Resistant:

no

Attracts Pollinators:

yes

Attracts Butterflies:

yes

Native Habitat:

Dry slopes, rocky places, forest edges

Attracts Birds:

yes

Cut/Dried Flowers:

no

Photo:

​

Used by Wildlife:

yes

Hedge/Screen:

no