Description

Key Information:

Soil: Mesic (Medium) – Hydric (Wet)
Sun: Full Sun – Part Sun
Height: 3-6 feet
Bloom Color: Pale yellow – green
Bloom Season: May – June

More Details:

Suggested Uses: Black Currant is a versatile shrub. Fruit is great for wildlife!

Native Range: Native to the northern latitudes of the contiguous U.S. Native throughout the state of Minnesota.

Pollinators:  Honeybees and bumblebees.  Birds love the berries.

Flowers: Light yellowy green flowers are arranged in clusters.  Individual flowers have 5 petals and are about 1/2 wide and long and are bell-shaped.

Leaves: Leaves generally have 3 distinct lobes and serrated edges.

More information: USDA plant profile