Alpine Currant Ribes alpinum

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Hardiness Zone: 3 - 7
Mature Height: 3-6 Feet
Mature Width: 3-6 Feet
Features: Shiny, dark green leaves in summer; female plants produce bright red fruit in mid-summer (many commercially available cultivars are male and do not produce fruit).
Culture: Full sun to shade; moist, well-drained soil is best, but tolerates some dryness; tolerates alkaline soils.
Cultivars:

* 'Green Mound'- 2-3 feet tall, male (no fruit), resistant to leaf diseases.
* 'Spreg'(Green Jeansâ„¢)- 3-5 feet tall, leaves remain clean throughout summer.

Mature Form: Rounded
Native To: Europe
Soil Conditions:
Soil condition: DryDry
Soil condition: Moist, Well-DrainedMoist, Well-Drained
Wet
Tolerance:
Tolerance: Alkaline SoilAlkaline Soil
Tolerance: Dry SitesDry Sites
Salt
Soil Compaction
Wet Sites
Tolerance: WindWind
Uses:
Barrier
Use for: Border.Border
Use for: Foundation.Foundation
Use for: Hedge.Hedge
Use for: Massing.Massing
Naturalizing
Screen
Specimen
Foliage Color: Green

Fall Foliage Color: Green

Additional Notes: Male and female flowers on separate plants. Fruit will be produced only if a male plant is available to pollinate the females. Many cultivars available commercially are male.

Contact Information

University of Illinois
Office of Extension and Outreach
214 Mumford Hall (MC-710)
1301 W. Gregory Dr.
Urbana, IL 61801

Phone: (217) 333-5900

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