ShrubsRed Currant
Ribes rubrum
Red Currant (Ribes rubrum) 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
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Red Currant is hardy to about -40°F (estimated from USDA zone 3), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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