| Description | Clove Current (Ribes odoratum) A native shrub with fragrant yellow flowers. Will spread by suckers to form a colony. |
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| Plant Type | Shrubs Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 4 |
| Sunlight | full, part sun, part shade |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | showy yellow, fragrant, borne in nodding clusters |
| Dimensions | up to 6-8 by 6-8 feet, ovate to rounded form |
| Maintenance | can be pruned back hard to control size, remove suckers to prevent spreading |
| Propagation | suckers, seeds |
| Native Site | Naive American shrub. |
| Misc Facts | Ribes is derived from the Arabic or Persian name "ribas" meaning acid tasting. AKA: Golden Current, Buffalo Current, Missouri Current |
| Notes & Reference | #63-How to recognize Shrubs (William Carey Grimm), #100-Wildflowers of Wisconsin and the Upper Midwest (Merel Black and Emmet Judziewicz), #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens web site |
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