Scientific Name: Ribes alpinum
Common Name: alpine currant
Family Name: Grossulariaceae
Origin: Europe
Hardiness Zone: Zone 2: (-46 to -40 °C)
Plant Type: Shrub - deciduous
Mature Size: 1.3 - 2.0m x 1.0 - 1.5m (height x width)
Habit: Dense, Spreading, Twiggy
Form: Round
Texture: Medium - fine
Landscape Uses: Attract beneficial insects, Mixed shrub border, Sheared hedge, Wildlife food
Exposure: Full sun
Soil or Media: Well-drained
Leaves: Simple, Lobed, Alternate, Pubescent, Ovate, Pinnately lobed
Flowers: Raceme, Green-yellow, May
Fruit: Berry (true), Edible, Red, Dark-red, Jul-Aug
Key ID Features:
Leaves alternate, 3-5 lobed, bright green; fruit a dark red berry but male plants are more commonly planted for their rust resistance.