Alpine Currant Bush

Plants are offered in both potted containers and as dormant bare root without soil.

Alpine currant bush. Perfect for shrub borders. That is in the fall the folded branch of an adult bush is dug out or pressed to the ground. It is most often used as a hedging or border plant often in mass plantings. Native to europe alpine currant ribes alpinum is a low growing low maintenance plant with bright green foliage present through the summer.

It s very reliable and can be easily transplanted. The shrub is widely adaptable but it does require regular pruning to keep its shape and maintain its health. It is hardy to usda zones 3 7. Alpine currant buying options for plants nature hills sells a large variety of plants with several options available.

Alpine currant these shrubs need little winter care but should be occasionally checked for rabbit or other damage. Alpine currant mountain currant grows with an upright oval habit when young spreading with age. In this case after a year you get a young plant that can be transplanted to a permanent place. Female 3 to 5 feet high and wide glossy dark green foliage.

If rabbit damage is found you can protect the plant with a fence formed with hardware cloth looks like chicken wire but with small square holes. The alpine currant is very hardy tolerating winter temperatures as low as 50 degrees fahrenheit and is drought tolerant. Currently the wild growing species of this plant is on the verge of extinction and is listed in the red book. With red currants everything is different.

There are inconspicuous yellow flowers in june. Can reach up 3 6 ft. Alpine currant ribes alpinum refers to deciduous dioecious shrubs of the genus currant and the gooseberry family. Green jeans alpine currant ribes alpinum spreg.

A full sun or full shade lover this plant is easily grown in average medium moisture well drained soils. Alpine currant or ribes alpinum shrubs are mounding dense and compact making them ideal bushes for a hedge. The alpine currant is a great dwarf compact dense shrub growing around 3 4 feet high.