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shrub layer
redcurrant
ribes rubrum
strings of glass-bright fruit from the cold, shaded corners nothing else wants — the north-wall specialist of the currant family.
functions
food cropwildlife habitat
light
part shade
moisture
moderate
soil
moist, mulched, tolerant of north walls
season
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grower's notes
memberspropagation, guild role, and deeper ecology for redcurrant — the members' view.
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relationships — grows well with
see redcurrant on the relationship map →the takeaway
start a guild around redcurrant
plant these together and the relationships on this page start working for you — feeders, protectors, and cover, layer by layer.
- shrub
- redcurrant — the anchor
- herbaceous
- sweet cicely