White Currant

Aibika

About White Currant and Aibika

White Currant

Aibika

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Fruit

Flowering Plants

Origin

Europe, Central Asia, Western Asia

Tropical Asia

Types

Ribes rubrum 'White Pearl', Ribes rubrum 'White Icicle'

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

Broad-Leaved Forests, shores, Stream side

Rocky Mountains, wastelands

USDA Hardiness Zone

3-88-11

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

7-1

Sunset Zone

7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

120.00 cm60.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

120.00 cm40.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Green

White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

White, Light Yellow, Ivory

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Green

Several shades of Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Maple shaped

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Early Spring, Spring

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam

Moist, Rich

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring

Spring, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Bedding, Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Cuttings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

occasional watering once established, Requires watering in the growing season

Water Deeply

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam

Moist, Rich

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Birds, Borers, Red blotch

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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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

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

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

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Whole plant

Flowers

Other Uses

Culinary use, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Food

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

Vegetable

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

RIBES rubrum 'White Dutch'

Abelmoschus manihot

Common Name

White Currant, Skunk Currant, Pink Currant, Yellow Currant

Aibika, hibiscus spinach, ibika, bele

In Hindi

White Currant

aibika

In German

Weiße Ribisel

Maniok-Bisameibisch

In French

Ribes sativum

L'Aibika

In Spanish

grosella blanca

Aibika

In Greek

white currant

aibika

In Portuguese

groselha-branca

Aibika

In Polish

biała porzeczka

aibika

In Latin

Ribes glandulosum

aibika

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales

Malvales

Family

Grossulariaceae

Malvaceae

Genus

Ribes

Abelmoschus

Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

10015

1 27800

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Properties of White Currant and Aibika

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

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Season and Care of White Currant and Aibika

Season and care of White Currant and Aibika is important to know. While considering everything about White Currant and Aibika Care, growing season is an essential factor. White Currant season is Spring and Summer and Aibika season is Spring and Summer. The type of soil for White Currant is Loam and for Aibika is Moist, Rich while the PH of soil for White Currant is Acidic, Neutral and for Aibika is .

White Currant and Aibika Physical Information

White Currant and Aibika physical information is very important for comparison. White Currant height is 120.00 cm and width 120.00 cm whereas Aibika height is 60.00 cm and width 40.00 cm. The color specification of White Currant and Aibika are as follows:

White Currant flower color: Green
White Currant leaf color: Green
Aibika flower color: White
Aibika leaf color: Dark Green

Care of White Currant and Aibika

Care of White Currant and Aibika include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. White Currant pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Aibika pruning is done Remove dead leaves. In summer White Currant needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Aibika needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.