Noted for its fragrant flowers, edible fruits and summer foliage, Ribes aureum (Clove Currant) provides great ornamental value over a long season of interest. An excellent choice for early spring color, this deciduous shrub produces abundant, strongly clove-scented, trumpet-shaped golden yellow flowers on its upright but arching branches.

Ribes odoratum, commonly called clove currant, is a thornless, loosely-branched, irregularly-shaped, deciduous shrub that typically grows to 6-8’ tall and as wide. It is native to slopes, rocky bluffs and streambanks from Minnesota and South Dakota south to Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas.

May 12, 2013 · The clove currant, which in some references is listed as synonymous with Ribes aureum var. villosum, is native to the central United States, specifically “Minnesota and South Dakota, south to Arkansas and Texas,” reports “Dirr’s Encyclopedia of Trees and Shrubs.”

Dioecious, bright yellow trumpet-shaped, clove-scented flowers in five to ten nodding racemes. Female plants have 1/3-inch purple-black berries in June. Best grown in full sun to part shade. Prefers organically rich moist to well-drained soil, but is tolerant of poor soils and drought once established. Avoid overhead watering to prevent mildew.

Ribes aureum, known by the common names golden currant, [3] clove currant, pruterberry and buffalo currant, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Ribes native to North America. [4]

Clove Currant produces a large edible berry, with a sweet-tart flavor that is often compared to that of a grape. The fruit is black when ripe and is commonly used for making jams, jellies, and syrups.

Clove currant is a deciduous shrub that typically grows 3 to 6 feet tall and can spread equally wide. It features arching branches with lobed, dark green leaves and produces small, yellow flowers that have a clove-like fragrance in early spring.

Sep 19, 2014 · If you are in the market for a fruiting shrub, look no further than clove currant. It is an attractive shrub with yellow flowers that emit a heady, clove aroma. It is a prolific producer of black, sweet fruit that can be enjoyed fresh or turned into a variety of items.

Its biggest attraction is that the yellow flowers are very fragrant, smelling like cloves, thus the name. The rounded black berries are loved by birds and good for humans to eat. It has a densely fibrous shallow root system that suckers some.