Ribes sanguineum, Red Flowering Currant Slow White Bird of Paradise

White Bird of Paradise

It sheds its dried flowers and a significant portion of its small blade-like leaves each dry season

- Best in well drained potting or cactus soil

The plant flowers are an important food source for butterflies and hummingbirds

Acorn Woodpeckers

Ribes sanguineum, Red Flowering Currant Slow White Bird of ParadiseRed Flowering Currant A California native shrub that reaches a height of thirteen feet tall by seven feet wide. The dark bark is brown gray with green leaves. Fragrant pink flowers bloom in the spring through winter. Purple fruit is edible and the birds really enjoy them. Deciduous in winter. It is best to prune after flowering, the plant can be pruned at any time during the year as well. Plant with: Maples (Acer sp.), Alders (Alnus sp.), Giant