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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. Most plants in gardens are male, so fruit is rarely seen. 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 2
- Mature size
- 3 to 6 ft tall and wideDense and rounded
- Uses
- Hedges, foundation plantings and mixed bordersGrown as an ornamental
- Foliage
- Bright green lobed leavesSoft yellow in fall
- Fruit
- Small red berries on female plants in summerMale and female flowers are on separate plants. Most plants in gardens are male, so fruit is rarely seen
- Site and soil
- Full sun through deep shade
More about this plant
A European hedge currant
Alpine currant, Ribes alpinum, is native to central and northern Europe.
Good for : Hedges and screens
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