Green Mound Alpine Currant Ribes alpinum 'Green Mound'
Gertens
5500 Blaine Ave Inver
Grove Heights, MN 55076
Phone: 651.450.1501
Height: 3 feet
Spread: 24 inches
Sunlight:
Hardiness Zone: 2a
Description:
A compact and upright, densely branched shrub with leaves to the ground, popular for hedging, takes pruning extremely well, makes an excellent low formal border, tough and adaptable; good fall color; more resistant to disease than the species
Ornamental Attributes:
Green Mound Alpine Currant has green foliage throughout the season. The lobed leaves turn yellow in fall. The flowers are not ornamentally significant.
Landscape Attributes:
Green Mound Alpine Currant is a dense multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with a more or less rounded form. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other landscape plants with less refined foliage.
This is a relatively low maintenance shrub, and can be pruned at anytime. It has no significant negative characteristics.
Green Mound Alpine Currant is recommended for the following landscape applications;
Hedges/Screening
Mass Planting
General Garden Use
Plant Characteristics:
Green Mound Alpine Currant will grow to be about 3 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 24 inches. It tends to fill out right to the ground and therefore doesn't necessarily require facer plants in front. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 30 years.
This shrub performs well in both full sun and full shade. It is very adaptable to both dry and moist locations, and should do just fine under typical garden conditions. It is considered to be drought-tolerant, and thus makes an ideal choice for a low-water garden or xeriscape application. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments.
This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.
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