Ribes indecorum
whiteflower currant
Family GrossulariaceaeAlso called white-flowered currant, white chaparral currant
About
Ribes indecorum, the white-flowered currant, is an aromatic chaparral shrub of southern California and northern Baja California, grown by native-plant nurseries for drought-tolerant gardens.
Care at a glance
- Pet safety
- Not recorded. We have no source on whether this plant is safe for cats, dogs or other pets — that is not the same as safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked.
- People
- Not recorded.
- Mature size
- Up to about 3 m (10 ft) tall.
Field notes
Morphology
An erect shrub approaching 3 m, with fuzzy, glandular stems. Deciduous leaves 1–4 cm long are thick, wrinkled, 3–5-lobed, hairy and aromatic. Loose racemes of 10–25 tubular white or pink-tinged flowers are followed by sticky, hairy purple berries under 1 cm.
Distribution & habitat
Southern California Coast, Transverse and Peninsular Ranges from about Santa Barbara County south into northern Baja California, in chaparral, woodland and coastal sage scrub.
Cultivation notes
Sold by specialist nurseries for drought-tolerant, native-plant and wildlife gardens and natural landscaping.
Habitat
- Altitude
- Not recorded
- Altitude class
- —
- Native to
- United States, Mexico
Cultivation
- Difficulty
- Not recorded
Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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