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Ribes sanguineum

Flowering Currant, Blood currant

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Common names

34 names · 26 languages
EnglishYour language
  • Blood currant
  • Flowering Currant[1][2]
  • Red-flowering Currant[2]
+1 more nameShow fewer names
  • Redflower currant[1]
Other languages (25)
Dutch
  • Rode ribes[2]
  • Siertrosbes
French
  • Cassis-fleur[2]
  • Groseillier sanguin[2]
  • Groseillier à fleurs[2]
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 多花醋栗[2]
Chinese (Traditional)
  • 多花醋栗[2]
Czech
  • meruzalka krvavá[2]
Danish
Downriver Halkomelem
Estonian
  • verev sõstar[2]
Finnish
  • ruusuherukka[2]
German
Hungarian
  • vérpiros ribiszke[2]
Irish
Japanese
  • ハナスグリ[2]
Lithuanian
  • Raudonžiedis serbentas[2]
Norwegian
Polish
  • porzeczka krwista[2]
Russian
  • Смородина кроваво-красная[2]
Saanich
  • W̱IW̱QIȽĆ[2]
Salish
  • p'əp'ayəqəd.[2]
Slovak
  • ríbezľa krvavá[2]
Spanish
  • Grosellero rojo[2]
Squamish
  • ḵwíl̓ayus[2]
Swedish
Ukrainian
  • Порічки криваві[2]
Upriver Halkomelem
Sources & name notes (2)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20 — Ribes sanguineum Pursh ↗

Common names from World Plants, version 26.05, reproduced in Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20. License: CC BY.

Source records
  • Blut-Johannisbeere (DE) — VernacularName.tsv, line 174056; taxon 4SYJN.
  • Flowering Currant — VernacularName.tsv, line 174057; taxon 4SYJN.
  • Redflower currant (EN) — VernacularName.tsv, line 174058; taxon 4SYJN.
[2] Ribes sanguineum — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Red-flowering Currant — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 53435; Ribes sanguineum.
  • Flowering currant — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 53435; Ribes sanguineum.
  • Groseillier à fleurs — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 53435; Ribes sanguineum.
  • Cassis-fleur — results[0].names[5]; taxon id 53435; Ribes sanguineum.
  • Groseillier sanguin — results[0].names[6]; taxon id 53435; Ribes sanguineum.
  • Grosellero rojo — results[0].names[7]; taxon id 53435; Ribes sanguineum.
  • meruzalka krvavá — results[0].names[8]; taxon id 53435; Ribes sanguineum.
  • 多花醋栗 — results[0].names[9]; taxon id 53435; Ribes sanguineum.
  • Blod-ribs — results[0].names[10]; taxon id 53435; Ribes sanguineum.
  • Rode ribes — results[0].names[11]; taxon id 53435; Ribes sanguineum.
  • Blut-Johannisbeere — results[0].names[12]; taxon id 53435; Ribes sanguineum.
  • blodrips — results[0].names[13]; taxon id 53435; Ribes sanguineum.
  • ハナスグリ — results[0].names[14]; taxon id 53435; Ribes sanguineum.
  • rosenrips — results[0].names[15]; taxon id 53435; Ribes sanguineum.
  • verev sõstar — results[0].names[16]; taxon id 53435; Ribes sanguineum.
  • 多花醋栗 — results[0].names[17]; taxon id 53435; Ribes sanguineum.
  • p'əp'ayəqəd. — results[0].names[18]; taxon id 53435; Ribes sanguineum.
  • Смородина кроваво-красная — results[0].names[19]; taxon id 53435; Ribes sanguineum.
  • Raudonžiedis serbentas — results[0].names[20]; taxon id 53435; Ribes sanguineum.
  • porzeczka krwista — results[0].names[21]; taxon id 53435; Ribes sanguineum.
  • vérpiros ribiszke — results[0].names[22]; taxon id 53435; Ribes sanguineum.
  • Cuirín — results[0].names[23]; taxon id 53435; Ribes sanguineum.
  • Порічки криваві — results[0].names[24]; taxon id 53435; Ribes sanguineum.
  • ruusuherukka — results[0].names[25]; taxon id 53435; Ribes sanguineum.
  • ríbezľa krvavá — results[0].names[26]; taxon id 53435; Ribes sanguineum.
  • ḵwíl̓ayus — results[0].names[27]; taxon id 53435; Ribes sanguineum.
  • sp̓e — results[0].names[28]; taxon id 53435; Ribes sanguineum.
  • W̱IW̱QIȽĆ — results[0].names[29]; taxon id 53435; Ribes sanguineum.
  • sqʷəliʔəs — results[0].names[30]; taxon id 53435; Ribes sanguineum.
  • sqwuliius — results[0].names[31]; taxon id 53435; Ribes sanguineum.
  • hwihwukw’ — results[0].names[32]; taxon id 53435; Ribes sanguineum.

General information

Scientific name: Ribes sanguineum
Accepted name (Kew): Ribes sanguineum Pursh View name reference ↗

Accepted in the cited Kew taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1] [2]
Botanical family: Grossulariaceae

Kew's family placement for the genus Ribes (WCVP v16).

Sources [1]
Also known as: Flowering Currant, Blood currant
Images: Google Images

Plant characteristics

Layer: Shrub
Catalogue size class: Small
Height: 1.52–3.66 m

NC State landscape size range; converted from feet and inches. Size varies with site, age and management.

Sources [3]
Spread: 1.52–3.66 m

NC State landscape size range; converted from feet and inches. Size varies with site, age and management.

Sources [3]
Growth rate: Fast
Sources [3]
Foliage: Deciduous
Sources [3]
Growth habit: Arching, Erect, Multi-stemmed, Rounded

Whole-plant habit and form as described by NC State.

Sources [3]

Growing conditions

USDA hardiness: 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b

USDA zones listed by NC State; winter survival does not establish reliable cropping.

Sources [3]
Soil moisture:
Well-drained, Moist, Occasionally Dry

Moisture and drainage conditions listed by NC State.

Sources [3]
Soil:
Clay, Loam (Silt), Sand
Sources [3]
pH:
Acid (<6.0), Neutral (6.0-8.0)
Sources [3]
Light:
Full sun, Partial Shade
Sources [3]

Uses

Edible parts:
Fruit
Edibility rating:
(2)
Medicinal rating:
(0)
Functions:
None

Description

Fruit - can be consumed raw or cooked. Although it does not have a pronounced flavor, it is good to eat raw. It can be harvested in August when it is still firm, and with careful storage, it stays good until November. The flavor gradually improves during this period. The fruit has a diameter of about 10 mm.

Harvest

Harvest starts: 15/07
Harvest ends: 15/09

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew World Checklist of Vascular Plants, version 16, extracted 4 June 2026
    Supports: Botanical familyTaxonomy
    Relevant sections
    • Botanical family: WCVP v16, wcvp_names.csv row 556306; name ID 2426003; Ribes L.. Family column.
    • Taxonomy: WCVP v16, wcvp_names.csv row 559213; name ID 2426680; Ribes sanguineum Pursh.

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.

  2. Catalogue of Life Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20 — Ribes sanguineum

    Taxonomic data from World Plants, version 26.05, reproduced in Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20.

    Supports: Taxonomy
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: COL 2026-08-20, NameUsage.tsv line 1146466, ID 4SYJN: Ribes sanguineum Pursh (accepted).

    Source checked on .

  3. NC State Extension, North Carolina State University Ribes sanguineum — Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox
    Supports: HeightSpreadGrowth rateFoliageGrowth habitLightSoil moistureSoil textureSoil pHUSDA hardiness
    Relevant sections
    • Height: Dimensions > Height; Height: 5 ft. 0 in. - 12 ft. 0 in.
    • Spread: Dimensions > Width; Width: 5 ft. 0 in. - 12 ft. 0 in.
    • Growth rate: Growth Rate
    • Foliage: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics
    • Growth habit: Habit/Form
    • Light: Light
    • Soil moisture: Soil Drainage
    • Soil texture: Soil Texture
    • Soil pH: Soil pH
    • USDA hardiness: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone

    Source checked on .