Description | Green Mound Alpine Current (Ribes alphinum) is a good small shrub grown for its foliage and not flowers or fruit. Naturally grows in a hemispherical shape. |
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Pronunciation | (RI-bez)(al-PIE-num) |
Plant Type | Shrubs Deciduous, Site author's observations |
Hardiness Zone | 2-7 |
Sunlight | prefers full sun but can be grown equally well in shaded spots. |
Moisture | average |
Soil & Site | Reported to be tolerant of calcareous soils. |
Flowers | small greenish yellow, in the spring |
Fruit | small red berries. |
Leaves | Simple green lobed leaves. Fall color is poor. The leaves of Greenmound have been resistant to leaf disease problems that attack Ribes alpinium. |
Stems | The new twigs are straw colored and age to a deep brown with exfoliating bark. A very dense growing plant. |
Dimensions | A dense growing mounded plant reaching about 3 by 3 feet. A good plant for forming hedges. |
Maintenance | pruning to maintain size |
Propagation | cuttings |
Native Site | Europe |
Author's Notes | This is one of my "go to" tough plants I have used many times in landscape jobs. I have seen if any leaf disease problems with this plant. |
Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr) |