Ribes viburnifolium - Evergreen currant

Evergreen currant (Ribes viburnifolium) is a low, scented evergreen shrub native to California, in western North America, its fruit edible raw or cooked and its flowers a nectar source for pollinators.¹

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 8¹
• Hardiness zone 9¹
• Hardiness zone 10¹
• Hardiness zone 11¹
• Full sun¹
• Semi-shade¹
• Moist soil¹

Outputs

• Human food¹

Type

• Ribes spp. - Currant
• Shrub
• Evergreen

Functions

• Nectar¹
• Wildlife habitat¹
• Fire resistance²

Footnotes

1. Ribes viburnifolium | Plants for a Future ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰ ↩¹¹

2. Leaf burn times of California native plants, Las Pilitas Nursery, 2005 propane-torch ignition trial, live-leaf ignition time >60 seconds ↩