Honey bees
Nectar value
Medium
Pollen value
Medium
Pollinator plant
Flowering Currant, Blood currant
Ribes sanguineum
Linked agroforestry plant data
Pollinator recipe
Bee value
Who this plant supports
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Complete plant information
Structure
- Vegetation layer
- Shrub
- Size
- Small
- Dimensions
- 2.50 m high × 2.50 m wide
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Foliage
- Deciduous
Site conditions
- USDA hardiness
- 5-9
- Moisture
- Moist
- Soil
- Sandy, Loamy, Clay
- pH
- Acid, Neutral, Alkaline
- Light
- Partial shade, Sun
Uses
- Edible parts
- Fruit
- Edibility
- 2 out of 5
- Medicinal value
- 0 out of 5
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.