Red Currant

San Pedro

About Red Currant and San Pedro

Red Currant

San Pedro

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Fruit

Cactus or Succulent

Origin

Europe, Central Asia, Western Asia

North America, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, South America, Brazil

Types

Rovada, ‘Red Lake’ AGM, Junifer

Echinopsis pachanoi

Number of Varieties

310

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Habitat

Broad-Leaved Forests, shores, Stream side

shrublands

USDA Hardiness Zone

3-812-15

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

7-1

12-10

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

12, 13, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

120.00 cm30.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

120.00 cm15.20 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Green

White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Orange, Rose

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

White, Red, Pink, Ivory

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Maple shaped

Succulent

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Medium

Slow

Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring

Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Cuttings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

occasional watering once established, Requires watering in the growing season

Keep ground moist, Keep immersed in water, Requires more often in extreme heat

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, 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 to stimulate growth

Fertilizers

Citrus, Fertilize every year

6-12-12 or 5-10-10

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Birds, Borers, Red blotch

Mealybugs, Red spider mite, Scale insects, Slugs, Snails

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

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

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Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Bold

Foliage Sheen

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds

Hummingbirds

Allergy

Asthma

drowsiness, Nausea, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, Decorating walls, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Iron, Phosphorus, Vitamin B, Vitamin C

Aphrodisiac, Tonic

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Whole plant

extracted oil

Other Uses

Culinary use, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties, Used for Landscaping

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

Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

RIBES rubrum

ECHINOPSIS pachanoi

Common Name

Red Currant

San Pedro

In Hindi

Red Currant

सैन पेड्रो

In German

Rote Johannisbeere

Echinopsis pachanoi

In French

Groseille

Echinopsis pachanoi

In Spanish

Grosella

Echinopsis pachanoi

In Greek

Κόκκινη σταφίδα

San Pedro κάκτος

In Portuguese

Groselha

Wachuma

In Polish

Porzeczkowy

San pedro (kaktus)

In Latin

red RIBES

San Pedro

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales

Caryophyllales

Family

Grossulariaceae

Cactaceae

Genus

Ribes

Echinopsis

Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

Trichocereeae

Subfamily

Cactoideae

Number of Species

15036

1 27800

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Properties of Red Currant and San Pedro

Wondering what are the properties of Red Currant and San Pedro? We provide you with everything About Red Currant and San Pedro. Red Currant doesn't have thorns and San Pedro doesn't have thorns. Also Red Currant does not have fragrant flowers. Red Currant has allergic reactions like Asthma and San Pedro 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 San Pedro and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Red Currant and San Pedro

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

Red Currant and San Pedro Physical Information

Red Currant and San Pedro physical information is very important for comparison. Red Currant height is 120.00 cm and width 120.00 cm whereas San Pedro height is 30.00 cm and width 15.20 cm. The color specification of Red Currant and San Pedro are as follows:

Red Currant flower color: Green
Red Currant leaf color: Green
San Pedro flower color: White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Orange and Rose
San Pedro leaf color:

Care of Red Currant and San Pedro

Care of Red Currant and San Pedro 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 San Pedro pruning is done Prune to stimulate growth. In summer Red Currant needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer San Pedro needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.