Chaparral Currant: Winter blooming deciduous CA native shrub to 6′ tall or more. More sun tolerant than other Ribes. It has especially long dangling flower clusters. Pink buds and pinkish white flowers. Gray-green foliage has a pungent resinous fragrance. Peeling red-brown bark and clusters of edible blue-black berries. Attracts bees, birds and hummingbirds. Full sun to part shade. Low to medium water. Seacoast, wind, clay, sand, and drought tolerant once established. Deer resistant
