White Currant

Spring Starflower

About White Currant and Spring Starflower

White Currant

Spring Starflower

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Fruit

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Origin

Europe, Central Asia, Western Asia

South America, Argentina

Types

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

Perennial

Number of Varieties

435

0 40000

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Habitat

Broad-Leaved Forests, shores, Stream side

Temperate Regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

3-85-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

7-1

9-1

Sunset Zone

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

21,22

Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

120.00 cm10.20 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

120.00 cm5.10 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Green

Light Blue, Light Purple, Silver, Sky Blue

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

White, Light Yellow, Ivory

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Light Green, Gray 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

Grass like

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring

Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

By dividing rhizomes, tubers

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

occasional watering once established, Requires watering in the growing season

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Birds, Borers, Red blotch

Slugs, Snails

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

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

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds

Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds

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 Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Hedges, Mixed Border

Container, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

RIBES rubrum 'White Dutch'

Ipheion uniflorum

Common Name

White Currant, Skunk Currant, Pink Currant, Yellow Currant

Spring Starflower, Springstar

In Hindi

White Currant

Spring Starflower

In German

Weiße Ribisel

Frühling Borretsch

In French

Ribes sativum

Spring Starflower

In Spanish

grosella blanca

primavera Flor de estrella

In Greek

white currant

άνοιξη starflower

In Portuguese

groselha-branca

primavera Starflower

In Polish

biała porzeczka

Wiosna Starflower

In Latin

Ribes glandulosum

Spring Starflower

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Lilopsida

Order

Rosales

Asparagales

Family

Grossulariaceae

Liliaceae

Genus

Ribes

Ipheion

Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

Gilliesieae

Subfamily

Allioideae

Number of Species

10050

1 27800

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Properties of White Currant and Spring Starflower

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

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Season and Care of White Currant and Spring Starflower

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

White Currant and Spring Starflower Physical Information

White Currant and Spring Starflower physical information is very important for comparison. White Currant height is 120.00 cm and width 120.00 cm whereas Spring Starflower height is 10.20 cm and width 5.10 cm. The color specification of White Currant and Spring Starflower are as follows:

White Currant flower color: Green
White Currant leaf color: Green
Spring Starflower flower color: Light Blue, Light Purple, Silver and Sky Blue
Spring Starflower leaf color: Green, Light Green and Gray Green

Care of White Currant and Spring Starflower

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