Oak Summit Nursery
Alpine Currant
Alpine Currant
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Alpine Currant (Ribes alpinum) is a compact deciduous shrub native to central and northern Europe. Its dense rounded form is useful for hedges, foundation plantings, and mixed borders.
Bright green lobed leaves turn soft yellow in fall. Female plants may produce small red summer berries that are generally not considered edible. Alpine Currant is dioecious, so male and female plants are needed for fruit, and it is notably resistant to powdery mildew.
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Growing details
- Hardiness
- Zone 2Oak Summit nursery rating
- Mature size
- 3 to 6 ft tall and wide
- Site and soil
- Full sun through deep shade
- Fruit
- Dense, rounded growth and small lobed leaves make this primarily a hedge or ornamental currant. Male and female flowers occur on separate plants; only pollinated females bear red fruit.Species reference; local conditions can vary
- Ripening
- Fruit display in summer and autumn on pollinated female plants.Species reference; local conditions can vary
Cold hardinessZone 2 · Canadian maps for this plant
Zone 2 and warmer
The map shows minimum winter hardiness. Soil, moisture and summer warmth also affect how a plant grows.
About these maps
Climate: Natural Resources Canada, 1991–2020. Provincial distribution: VASCAN via retained botanical research. Province outlines: Natural Earth, public domain.
Open Government Licence – Canada