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Location
May not be native
Use Location
Type
Shrubs
Attributes
Butterflies, Caterpillars, Fruit, Nectar
Also known as Redflower Currant or Pink-flowering Currant, this deciduous, perennial shrub grows 4 to 10 feet tall with many erect stems. It produces showy, pink to dark red flower clusters from January to March, followed by bluish-black fruits. Blood Currant is highly attractive to hummingbirds, and very drought tolerant, withstanding moist to drier, well-drained soils, and full sun to partial shade.
May Attract
Blood Currant is thought to attract these families of birds
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird at a butterflyweed. Photo: Dave Maslowski
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