Connu comme étant toxique - Toxic to dogs and cats if ingested.
Plant Names
Ribes americanum
American Black Current
Gadellier d’Amérique
Synonyms
wild black currant
gadellier américain
gadellier de la Floride
Plant Characteristics
Couleur de floraison: Blanc
Bloom Period: May - May
Hauteur max: 5,0 feet
Max Width: 5,0 feet (spreads by rhizome)
Light Condition:
Plus de 6 heures d'ensoleillement par jour
More than 2 or 3 hours but less than 6 hours of direct sun a day
Soil conditions:
Tolère des conditions de sol humide
Plus de 6 heures d'ensoleillement par jour
More than 2 or 3 hours but less than 6 hours of direct sun a day
Tolère des conditions de sol humide
Lifespan:
Vivace
des plantes qui reviennent année après année
Gardener Experience:
Suitable for beginner gardeners
Ne se propage pas de manière incontrôlable
Spreads by rhizome
Facile à germer
Self-seeding
Suitable for beginner gardeners
Ne se propage pas de manière incontrôlable
Spreads by rhizome
Facile à germer
Self-seeding
Landscape Uses:
Suitable for school gardens
Can be used as a hedge
Suitable for school gardens
Can be used as a hedge
Ecological Benefits:
No ecological benefits information available.
Tolerates:
Tolerates juglone conditions
Tolerates transplantation
Tolerates juglone conditions
Tolerates transplantation
Special Features and Considerations:
This plant causes skin rashes
This plant causes skin rashes
Seed and plant distribution status
No seeds available for this plant.
Nous acceptions les semences de cette plante
Faits intéressants
Wild Black Currant has arching branches, maple-like leaves, and clusters of small yellowish flowers in spring. These develop into dark berries in summer. It naturally grows in moist woodlands, floodplains, and wet areas. It prefers moist, fertile soils. Avoid planting where air circulation is poor.
Plant Location
Native to Ottawa region: Oui
Distribution according to VASCAN
Ephemeral
Native
Introduced
Excluded
Extirpated
Doubtful
Absent
Canadensis
Thrives in Ecozones
- Taïga des plaines
- Maritime de l'Atlantique
- Plaines boréales
- Cordillière montagnarde
- Prairies
- Bouclier boréal
- Plaines à forêts mixtes
Ecological Benefits
Butterflies Supported by Ribes americanum
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Automeris io
Io moth -
Eupithecia nimbicolor
Attenuated pug -
Polygonia progne
Gray Comma - Polygone Gris
Specialized Bees Supported by Ribes americanum
No bee data available for this plant.
Complementary Plants
- No complementary plants found.
Substitute For Non-Native Plants
- Rubus (Non-native Raspberries)
Sowing Information
Download Seed Envelope Labels (PDF)
- Sowing depth: Surface sow
- Sow by January
- Stratification duration: 90 days
- Self-seeding
- Notes: Double dormancy needed. Scarification needed if not winter sowing.
Harvesting and Seed Sharing
- Harvest start month: July
- Harvesting indicator:
- Berries are ripen and easily fall off or have fallen off
- Harvesting:
- Squeeze berries to extract seeds, wash with soapy water, rinse throroughly
- Seed viability test:
- Pas de test requis avant le don
- Packaging measure: A dozen (12) seeds (eyeball)
- Seed storage:
- Sécher à l'air dans un sac en papier ou contenant ouvert, pour quelques jours jusqu'à sec
- Secouer de temps à autre pour prévenir la moisissure
- Cultivar: No, you can donate without knowing the source as there are only straight species
- Harvesting video: Watch here
Toxicity Notes
Toxic to dogs and cats if ingested.