Golden Currant (Ribes aureum) 
Sold as: OR, 1-0, 12"  

Golden currant gets its name from the bright yellow flowers and fruit it produces in the spring and summer which attract pollinators. The fruit can be eaten by wildlife and humans and may be used in cooking and jams. This plant can thrive in meadows, forests, prairies and near streams.

Classification: Perennial
Key Characteristics: Yellow colored fruit and flowers.
Light Requirements:  Full sun to part shade
Water Requirements:  Dry to moist.
Ease of Growing:  Easy
Growth Rate:  Moderate
Bloom Time: Middle bloom
Spreads:  Suckers
Type of support: Wildlife, pollinators, riparian.
Edible: Fruit is edible to humans and wildlife.
Mature Height:  6 feet
Mature Width: 8 feet

Photo Credit:  WACD PMC