Ribes odoratum
(Buffalo Currant)
Family - Grossulariaceae
Category - Shrub
Origin - Central USA
Year of Introduction - 1812
Season of Interest - Spring, Autumn
Hardiness - H5
Height - 2m
Width - 2m
Location - The Spring Garden
Description: A small to medium-sized Deciduous Shrub with an upright habit and bright green, palmately lobed leaves. Pendent Racemes of fragrant, bright yellow flowers are produced from mid to late spring and are followed by black berries. The foliage turns attractive shades of red and purple autumn colour.
Synonym - R. aureum
Additional common name - Golden Currant
Flower:
Fragrant, tubular flowers are bright yellow with a hint of red at the centre. Flowers are held in pendent racemes, produced in April and May and are followed by black berries.
Flower colour: Yellow
Flower shape: Tubular flowers in racemes
Flowering time: April, May
Foliage:
Bright green, palmately lobed leaves have 3-5 lobes and turn shades of red and purple in the autumn.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Palmately lobed
Autumn Colour: Red, purple
Propagation:
Cuttings.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in fertile, well drained soil.