Carried by 1 nurseries
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Ribes bracteosum, the stink currant, is a species of currant native to western coastal North America from southeastern Alaska to Mendocino County in California. Ribes bracteosum is a deciduous shrub, without thorns, growing to 3 m (10 feet) tall. The leaves are 5-20 cm (2-8 inches) across, palmately lobed with 5 or 7 lobes. The flowers are produced in spring after the leaves emerge, on racemes 15-30 cm (6-12 inches) long containing 20-40 flowers; each flower is 5-10 mm (2-4 inches) in diameter, with five white or greenish-tinged petals. The fruit, born in clusters, is dark blue with a whitish bloom, edible but sometimes unpleasant.
Shrub
3 - 13 ft Tall
Winter Deciduous
Cream, White, Green, Blue
Spring
Deep Shade, Partial Shade
Low, Moderate, High
Moderate
For propagating by seed: 3 mos. stratification.
1, 2, 4*, 5*, 6*, 7*, 14, 15*, 16*, 17*
Moist places
Mixed Evergreen Forest, North Coastal Coniferous Forest, Forest
Butterflies and moths supported
0 confirmed and 71 likely
Milbert's Tortoiseshell
Aglais milberti
Western Avocado Leafroller Moth
Amorbia cuneana