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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Fruit
Flowering Plants, Shrubs

Origin

Europe, Central Asia, Western Asia
Asia, North America, Southern Europe

Types

Ribes rubrum 'White Pearl', Ribes rubrum 'White Icicle'
Aristocrat, Buckeye Belle, Henry Bockstoce , Abalone Pearl, Coral Supreme, Cytherea, Charlie's White

Number of Varieties

430
0 40000
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Habitat

Broad-Leaved Forests, shores, Stream side
Hillside, Woods

USDA Hardiness Zone

3-83-9
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

7-1
8-1

Sunset Zone

7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22

Habit

Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

120.00 cm76.20 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

120.00 cm61.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Green
Pink, Red, White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
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Fruit Color

White, Light Yellow, Ivory
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Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green
Dark Green, Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Green
Bronze, Dark Green, Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
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Shape

Leaf Shape

Maple shaped
Compound

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer
Spring

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Part sun

Growth Rate

Medium
Slow

Type of Soil

Loam
Loamy

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring
Spring, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
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Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

occasional watering once established, Requires watering in the growing season
Does not require lot of watering, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Needs watering once a week, Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering, Water occasionally

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral
Neutral

Soil Type

Loam
Loamy

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Part sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Do not prune during shooting season, Prune to control growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Birds, Borers, Red blotch
Botrytis Blight, Leaf spot, Stem spot, Viruses

Plant Tolerance

Drought
-

Facts

Flowers

Flower Petal Number

Single
Semi-Double

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Medium
Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Birds
Ants

Allergy

Asthma
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Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

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

Beauty Benefits

-
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Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Iron, Phosphorus, Vitamin B, Vitamin C
Cough, Gout, Headache, Heartburn, Kidney problems, Upset stomach, Urinary tract problems

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Whole plant
Flowers, Root, Seeds

Other Uses

Culinary use, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for fragrance

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Hedges, Mixed Border
Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

RIBES rubrum 'White Dutch'
Paeonia suffruticosa

Common Name

White Currant, Skunk Currant, Pink Currant, Yellow Currant
Peony

In Hindi

White Currant
Peony

In German

Weiße Ribisel
Pfingstrose

In French

Ribes sativum
Pivoine

In Spanish

grosella blanca
Peonía

In Greek

white currant
παιωνία

In Portuguese

groselha-branca
Peônia

In Polish

biała porzeczka
Piwonia

In Latin

Ribes glandulosum
AGLAOPHOTIS

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales
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Family

Grossulariaceae
Paeoniaceae

Genus

Ribes
Paeonia

Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

-
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Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

10030
1 27800
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Difference Between White Currant and Peony

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Importance of White Currant and Peony

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of White Currant and Peony. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare White Currant and Peony 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 Peony is Cough, Gout, Headache, Heartburn, Kidney problems, Upset stomach and Urinary tract problems. White Currant has beauty benefits as follows: while Peony has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of White Currant vs Peony

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 Peony 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 Peony have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. White Currant has showy fruits and Peony has no showy fruits. Also White Currant is not flowering and Peony is flowering. You can compare White Currant and Peony facts and facts of other plants too.