Gwen's Buffalo currant
Ribes aureum 'Gwen's Buffalo'

Fort Collins

Dimensions: Height: 5.0 ft. to 6.0 ft.
Spread: 4.0 ft. to 6.0 ft.
Growth Form: Shrub
Program Association: Xeriscape Incentive Program
Wildlife Uses: Grassland Birds, Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Riparian Birds, Shrubland Birds, Woodland Birds
Sun Requirements: Full Sun, Part Sun
Water Requirements: Very Low, Low
Plant Community: Foothills, Plains, Riparian, Wet Meadow
Season of Bloom: May, June
Flower Color: Yellow Shades
Leaf Color: Green Shades
Aggressiveness: Not aggressive
Design Considerations: Edible Fruit, Fall Color, Fragrant, Screening, Showy Flowers, Winter Interest
Other Considerations: No City Data
Duration: Perennial
Natural Landscape Position: Fort Collins Model
3, 4, 5
Soil Type: Clay, Sandy, Variable
Pests/Disease Prone: No City Data
Hazards/Toxic: No City Data.

This plant is a native selection from Washington state. It was selected for the profusion of flowers that it produces every year.

Plants in the genus Ribes are important larval and adult food hosts for many of our native invertebrates.

Fall foliage is orange to red.