Ribes cereum Wax currant (Grossulariaceae) Deciduous shrub

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Ribes cereum
Wax currant
Deciduous shrub
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The Ribes cereum plant species is found in Western N. America. It is a member of the Grossulariaceae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Wax currant.

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Latin Name:  Ribes cereum
Common Name:  Wax currant
Family:  Grossulariaceae
Author:  Douglas.

Known Hazards:  None known

Mature Height:  1.8   Mature Width:

Habitat:  Canyons, dry ravines, hillsides, prairies and open woodland[62].

Cultivation Notes: Easily grown in a moisture retentive but well-drained loamy soil of at least moderate quality[11, 200]. Requires a sunny position[11]. Hardy to about -20°c[200]. A very ornamental and free-flowering plant[1]. Often cultivated for its edible fruit in N. America[62]. It is disease-resistant and is being used in modern blackcurrant breeding programmes[119]. Plants can harbour a stage of 'white pine blister rust', so they should not be grown in the vicinity of pine trees[155]. Plants in this genus are notably susceptible to honey fungus[200]. Related to R. viscosissimum[182].

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