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Red Currant
Ribes rubrum · Shrub
Red Currant is a shrub, hardy in USDA zones 3-7, that matures to about 3–5 ft × 3–5 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with medium water needs.
- USDA zones
- 3-7
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 3–5 ft × 3–5 ft
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Bloom season
- Spring
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