(Download) Alpine Currant Flowers

Ribes alpinum alpine currant extremely winter hardy ribes alpinum alpine currant is a compact mound forming deciduous shrub with bright green trilobed leaves in spring.

Alpine currant flowers. The flowers are not ornamentally significant. Ribes scopolii hladnik ribes alpinum known as mountain currant or alpine currant is a small deciduous shrub native to central and northern europe from finland and norway south to the alps and pyrenees and caucasus georgia. The alpine currant is a great dwarf compact dense shrub growing around 3 4 feet high. In the south of its range it is confined to high altitudes. Landscape attributes alpine currant is a dense multi stemmed deciduous shrub with a more or less rounded form. Very adaptable to a variety of conditions. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other landscape plants with less refined foliage.

Alpine currant has green foliage throughout the season. There are inconspicuous yellow flowers in june. Currant bushes can pollinate their own flowers so you only have to plant one variety to get fruit although you ll get bigger fruit if you plant two different varieties. Care of currant bushes currant bushes live 12 to 15 years so it s worth taking the time to prepare the soil properly. It produces red berries from late spring to early summer. Alpine currant or ribes alpinum shrubs are mounding dense and compact making them ideal bushes for a hedge. The lobed leaves turn yellow in fall.

Female 3 to 5 feet high and wide glossy dark green foliage. Emerging early the foliage changes to dark green in summer with an attractive gloss on the leaf uppersides before warming up to yellow in the fall. The alpine currant is very hardy tolerating winter temperatures as low as 50 degrees fahrenheit and is drought tolerant. Native to europe alpine currant ribes alpinum is a low growing low maintenance plant with bright green foliage present through the summer. It produces red berries from late spring to early summer. It gets a little fuller when it leafs out in spring. Green jeans alpine currant ribes alpinum spreg.

Alpine currant is a landscaper s standby for a carefree shrub you can count on to provide reliable green color spring through fall and is a must have for those landscape spots where you could use something simple and dependable. The shrub is widely adaptable but it does require regular pruning to keep its shape and maintain its health. Buying options for plants. The flowers are not ornamentally significant.