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White Currant
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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Fruit
Flowering Plants

Origin

Europe, Central Asia, Western Asia
Southwestern United States, California

Types

Ribes rubrum 'White Pearl', Ribes rubrum 'White Icicle'
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Number of Varieties

440
0 40000
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Habitat

Broad-Leaved Forests, shores, Stream side
Dry areas, meadows

USDA Hardiness Zone

3-84-9
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
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 21

Habit

Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

120.00 cm61.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

120.00 cm25.40 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Green
Crimson

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

White, Light Yellow, Ivory
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Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green
Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Green
Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
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Shape

Leaf Shape

Maple shaped
Oblong

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer
Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium
Fast

Type of Soil

Loam
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
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Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot
Ground

How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

occasional watering once established, Requires watering in the growing season
Do Not over Water, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply, Water when soil is dry

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 10-10-10 amount

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Birds, Borers, Red blotch
Insects

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant
Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Medium
Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Birds
Hummingbirds

Allergy

Asthma
Asthma

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
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Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Iron, Phosphorus, Vitamin B, Vitamin C
Burns, Snakebite, Stomach aliments

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Whole plant
Whole plant

Other Uses

Culinary use, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant
Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Hedges, Mixed Border
Container, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

RIBES rubrum 'White Dutch'
PENSTEMON eatonii

Common Name

White Currant, Skunk Currant, Pink Currant, Yellow Currant
Firecracker Penstemon

In Hindi

White Currant
Firecracker penstemon

In German

Weiße Ribisel
Kracher penstemon

In French

Ribes sativum
Firecracker penstemon

In Spanish

grosella blanca
Penstemon del petardo

In Greek

white currant
πυροτέχνημα penstemon

In Portuguese

groselha-branca
Penstemon do foguete

In Polish

biała porzeczka
petarda penstemon

In Latin

Ribes glandulosum
Firecracker Persicaria

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
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Class

Magnoliopsida
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Order

Rosales
Lamiales

Family

Grossulariaceae
Scrophulariaceae

Genus

Ribes
Penstemon

Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

-
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Subfamily

-
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Number of Species

100250
1 27800
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Difference Between White Currant and Firecracker Penstemon

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Importance of White Currant and Firecracker Penstemon

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of White Currant and Firecracker Penstemon. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare White Currant and Firecracker Penstemon as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of White Currant is Iron, Phosphorus, Vitamin B and Vitamin C whereas of Firecracker Penstemon is Burns, Snakebite and Stomach aliments. White Currant has beauty benefits as follows: while Firecracker Penstemon has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of White Currant vs Firecracker Penstemon

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of White Currant vs Firecracker Penstemon and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of White Currant are Asthma whereas of Firecracker Penstemon have Asthma respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. White Currant has showy fruits and Firecracker Penstemon has no showy fruits. Also White Currant is not flowering and Firecracker Penstemon is not flowering . You can compare White Currant and Firecracker Penstemon facts and facts of other plants too.