Alpine Currant

Ribes alpinum

$36.00$56.00 + GST

A multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with a more or less rounded form. A tough and adaptable plant with small green-yellow blooms in spring. Densely branched with leaves to the ground. Features glossy green foliage throughout the season turning to a bright yellow colour in fall. Takes to shearing extremely well and is disease resistant. Produces red berries from late spring to early summer.

TYPE Deciduous Shrub SUN Full Sun to Part Shade
HEIGHT 4 ft SOIL Moist Well Drained
SPREAD 5 ft FLOWER Spring, Green, Yellow
ZONE 2 FRUIT Ornamental Fruit
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Latin Name: Ribes alpinum
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Size:

Small size shrub

Growth Rate:

Medium growth rate

Fall Colour:

Yellow fall colour

Birds/Bees/Hummingbirds:

Attracts birds and butterflies

Deer/Rabbit:

Deer and rabbit resistant

Applications:

Used as an accent, hedge or in a mass planting

Xeriscape:

Xeriscape

Native:

Native plant

Screen/Hedge:

Plant at a distance of 1-2 ft center to center

Other:

Used in naturalized areas

Disease/Problems:

Disease resistant