Ribes cereum
Identification
Genus: Ribes
Species: cereum
Variety:
Cultivar:
Common names:
Wax Currant and Squaw Currant.
Description
syn. R.
cereum var. pedicellare, R.c. var. farinosum, R. c. var.
viridescens, Ribes
inebrians, R. reniforme, R. balsamifera, , R. spaethianum, R.
pumilium, R. churchii.
Wax currant or Squaw currant is a Ribes by many a name that makes a mounding shrub in the mountains. Drop a log next to it and you have your cabin landscaping. In the Sierras or Southern California mountains Squaw Currant makes an excellent choice for a groundcover in a bird garden. Currants are not tasty but are edible.
Characteristics
Ribes cereum Wax Currant tolerates deer.
Ribes cereum Wax Currant is great for a bird garden and a butterfly garden.
Ribes cereum Wax Currant's foliage color is green, type is deciduous, has fragrance and is edible.
Ribes cereum Wax Currant's flower color is pink, has a fragrance and is edible.
Ribes cereum Wax Currant's fruit has fragrance and is edible.
Communities
Communities for Ribes cereum Wax Currant:Alpine Fell-Fields, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Mountain Meadow, Northern Juniper Woodland, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland, Sub-Alpine Forest and Yellow Pine Forest.
Ranges for Ribes cereum
| ph: | 5.00 to 7.50 |
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| usda: | 5 to 8 |
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| height[m]: | 1.00 to 1.50 |
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| width[m]: | 1.00 to 2.00 |
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| rainfall[cm]: | 50.00 to 100.00 |
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What does all this mean!?!
Available at our Online store.
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pan@laspilitas.com |
| Container Size |
Quantity In Production |
Quantity For Purchase |
Unit-Price |
| One Gallon |
16 |
0 |
$ 7.99 |
Available at our Santa Margarita store.
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bawilson@laspilitas.com |
| Hours: |
Open Saturday only from 9am to 4pm |
| Address: |
3232 Las Pilitas Rd.
Santa Margarita, CA 93453 |
| Container Size |
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0 |
16 |
$ 7.99 |
| Five Gallon |
0 |
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$ 24.99 |
| Fifteen Gallon |
0 |
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$ 44.99 |
Available at our Escondido store.
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escondido@laspilitas.com |
| Hours: |
Open Tuesday through Saturday from 9am to 4pm |
| Address: |
8331 Nelson Way
Escondido, CA 92026 |
| Container Size |
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| One Gallon |
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$ 6.99 |
| Five Gallon |
0 |
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$ 24.99 |
| Fifteen Gallon |
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$ 44.99 |
