White Icicle™ Flowering Currant

White Icicle™ Flowering Currant

White Icicle™ Flowering Currant is profusely adorned by hanging clusters of white flowers in early spring followed by blue-black berries in summer. They work great as a hedge and wildlife are attracted to the summer fruit. The fruits are blue-black and produced in July. Currants are a wonderful native plant that has been used for years as a food source for Native Americans for many years.

Latin Name: Ribes sanguineum
Site and Soil: Moderately fertile, well-drained soil with full to partial sun.
Bearing Age: 2-3 years after planting.
Size at Maturity: 3-6 ft. in height and width
Bloom Time: March-June
Ripening Time: July
Pests & Diseases:  Flowering Currants are fairly resistant to most insect and fungal pests of the genus Ribes.
USDA Zone: 6-8