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Wolf's currant
Ribes wolfii

Colorado

Dimensions: Height: 5.0 ft. to 10.0 ft.
Spread: 5.0 ft. to 10.0 ft.
Growth Form: Shrub
Program Association: Nature in the City, Xeriscape Incentive Program
Wildlife Uses: Pollinators/ Invertebrates
Sun Requirements: Full Sun, Part Sun
Water Requirements: Very Low, Low
Plant Community: Foothills, Mountains, Riparian, Subalpine
Season of Bloom: May, June, July, August
Flower Color: Green Shades, Pink Shades, White Shades, Yellow Shades
Leaf Color: Green Shades
Aggressiveness: No City Data
Design Considerations: Edible Fruit, Long Blooming, Showy Flowers
Other Considerations: No City Data
Duration: Perennial
Soil Type: Rocky, Variable
Pests/Disease Prone: No
Hazards/Toxic: No City Data.

Notes

Found mostly on the west slope and southcentral Colorado.

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