Red Currant

African Sumac

About Red Currant and African Sumac

Red Currant

African Sumac

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Fruit

Tree

Origin

Europe, Central Asia, Western Asia

Southern Africa, South Africa

Types

Rovada, ‘Red Lake’ AGM, Junifer

Shrub

Number of Varieties

336

0 40000

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Habitat

Broad-Leaved Forests, shores, Stream side

Forest margins, Grassland, Mountains, Pastures, Rocky Ridges, Woods

USDA Hardiness Zone

3-88-11

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

7-1

12-7

Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect

Spreading

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

120.00 cm460.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

120.00 cm460.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Green

Light Green, Ivory

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

White, Red, Pink, Ivory

Yellow, Red

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Maple shaped

Lance shaped

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring

Early Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Pollution, Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

occasional watering once established, Requires watering in the growing season

Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, Use and maintain water-efficient soaker hoses, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Prune every year, Prune to half of its height, Prune to stimulate growth

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Fertilizers

Citrus, Fertilize every year

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Birds, Borers, Red blotch

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds

Allergy

Asthma

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Iron, Phosphorus, Vitamin B, Vitamin C

Diarrhea, Dysentry

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Whole plant

Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

Culinary use, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

Culinary use, Employed in herbal medicine, Used as a dye, Used as a spice, Used in paper industry, Wood is used for making furniture

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Hedges, Mixed Border

Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

RIBES rubrum

RHUS lancea

Common Name

Red Currant

African Sumac

In Hindi

Red Currant

अफ्रीकी एक प्रकार का पौधा

In German

Rote Johannisbeere

African sumac

In French

Groseille

sumac africaine

In Spanish

Grosella

zumaque africano

In Greek

Κόκκινη σταφίδα

Αφρικανική σουμάκι

In Portuguese

Groselha

sumac africano

In Polish

Porzeczkowy

afrykański sumaka

In Latin

red RIBES

African sumac

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales

Sapindales

Family

Grossulariaceae

Anacardiaceae

Genus

Ribes

Rhus

Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Anacardioideae

Number of Species

15036

1 27800

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Properties of Red Currant and African Sumac

Wondering what are the properties of Red Currant and African Sumac? We provide you with everything About Red Currant and African Sumac. Red Currant doesn't have thorns and African Sumac doesn't have thorns. Also Red Currant does not have fragrant flowers. Red Currant has allergic reactions like Asthma and African Sumac has allergic reactions like Asthma. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Red Currant and African Sumac and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Red Currant and African Sumac

Season and care of Red Currant and African Sumac is important to know. While considering everything about Red Currant and African Sumac Care, growing season is an essential factor. Red Currant season is Summer and African Sumac season is Summer. The type of soil for Red Currant is Loam and for African Sumac is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Red Currant is Acidic, Neutral and for African Sumac is Neutral, Alkaline.

Red Currant and African Sumac Physical Information

Red Currant and African Sumac physical information is very important for comparison. Red Currant height is 120.00 cm and width 120.00 cm whereas African Sumac height is 460.00 cm and width 460.00 cm. The color specification of Red Currant and African Sumac are as follows:

Red Currant flower color: Green
Red Currant leaf color: Green
African Sumac flower color: Light Green and Ivory
African Sumac leaf color: Green

Care of Red Currant and African Sumac

Care of Red Currant and African Sumac include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Red Currant pruning is done Prune every year, Prune to half of its height and Prune to stimulate growth and African Sumac pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Red Currant needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer African Sumac needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.