Wax Currant
Ribes Cereum
Plant type: Shrub
Growing Season: No information found
Life Cycle: Perennial
Cover: No information found
Soil & Plant Characteristics
Acceptable Soil Types: No information found
Acceptable Soil Conditions: No information found
Max Plant Height (in ft): 3
First Bloom: April
Last Bloom: June
Flower Color: White
Location
Minimum Elevation (in ft): 4950
Maximum Elevation (in ft): 13200
Counties: Beaver, Boxelder, Cache, Carbon, Daggett, Duchesne, Emery, Garfield, Grand, Iron, Juab, Kane, Millard, Piute, Rich, Saltlake, Sanjuan, Sanpete, Sevier, Summit, Tooele, Uintah, Utah, Wasatch, Washington, Wayne, Weber
Reproduction and Growth
Growth Rate: Rapid
Germination Overall: Low
Germination Rate: Moderate
Germination Requirements: Cold stratification
Reproduction: High
Establishment: No information found
Ecological
Best Suited For These Conditions:
Best Suited For These Management Goals: Wildlife habitat, Pollinator habitat, Songbird habitat, Upland Game habitat, Drought resilience, Bumblebee habitat
Additional Information
Commerical Availability: Yes
- https://davisla.wordpress.com/2013/05/14/plant-of-the-week-ribes-cereum-var-cereum/
- https://www.fs.usda.gov/database/feis/plants/shrub/ribcer/all.html
- http://stevensonintermountainseed.com/?product=ribes-cereum
- https://depts.washington.edu/propplnt/Plants/Ribes%20cereum.htm
- https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/plantmaterials/nmpmcsy1554.pdf