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Rock Red Currant (Ribes petraeum) is a shrub native to regions including Albania, Algeria, Austria, Bulgaria, and several other Eastern European countries such as Kazakhstan, Poland, Romania, and Ukraine. Rock Red Currant (Latin: Ribes petraeum, family Rosaceae) is an edible plant catalogued in PlantSage.
Rock Red Currant is generally regarded as safe for culinary use when correctly identified and prepared. Avoid wild specimens from polluted ground and confirm species before harvest.
Rock Red Currant is a member of the Rosaceae family native to ALB, ALG, ALT, AUT, BUL, and BRY. Rock Red Currant thrives in a variety of soils—light (sandy), medium, and heavy (clay)—and prefers moist conditions.
Rock Red Currant grows best in USDA zone 5-9, 5/10 light, and moist water. Detailed sowing, propagation, and care notes are on the full profile.
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