
How to grow golden currant
Ribes aureum
When to plant golden currant
Plant this shrub while dormant, in fall or early spring. Extension guidance rates fall (early enough for roots to establish before the ground freezes) as the best time and spring, just before growth begins, as the next best.
Golden Currant is timed by season rather than your frost dates, so the planting calendar does not generate ZIP-specific dates for it. Check the cited sources below to fine-tune for your area.
Growing conditions
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Spacing
- 72 to 96 in apart
- Sun
- Full sun
Common problems
- suckering spread
- confused in trade with ribes odoratum
Sources
- OSU Landscape Plants (Oregon State University Department of Horticulture): Ribes aureum (Golden Currant / Buffalo Currant)
- Clemson Cooperative Extension, Home & Garden Information Center: Planting Shrubs Correctly (HGIC 1052)
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