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Ribes aureum
Golden Currant
     
  
     
Yellow flowers in early spring offer a native alternative to Forsythia. Edible golden-black colored fruit in late summer. Thornless, and drought tolerant.
 
Growth Rate:  Rapid
Maximum Height: 3-6 ft.
Maximum Width: 3-4 ft.
Zone: 3-6
Type: Native
Flower Color: Yellow
Flower Time: April/May
   Plant Type:  Deciduous
Growth Habit:  Medium Shrub
Water Req.:  Medium
Light Req.:  Sun
Soil Req.:  Light-Heavy
Plant Catalog classifications
Water Requirements (H20)
Wet = Saturate, withstands flood
Medium = Moist, requires good drainage
Dry = Drought tolerant, minimal water		 Soil Types
Light = sandy
Medium = loam
Heavy = clay