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Ornamental Plants plus Version 3.0 - 00001250
11/12/99

Ribes alpinum--Alpine Currant


Hardiness Zones: 3 to 7
Height: 5 ft Spread: 5 ft Form: rounded
Type: deciduous shrub
Annual Growth Rate: 12 to 18 inches

Comments: Alpine Currant is a small (Vis. 1), rounded shrub
that can be sheared. Neither the flowers (Vis. 2) nor the
fruit are particularly ornamental. The plant may be grown
in sun or shade.

Cultivars:
'Europa' - An upright plant about the same size as the
species.
'Green Mound' - A dwarf with a height and spread of
about 3 feet.
'Pumila' - A rounded dwarf less than 3 feet tall.
'Spreg' (Green Jeans TM) - A Spring Meadow Nursery
selection with glossy green foliage that has superior
summer leaf retention.

References for Cultivars: Spring Meadow Nursery 1999, Lake
County Nursery 1999, Studebaker Nurseries 1999, Bailey
Nurseries 1999, Berryhill Nurseries 1999, Scarff's Nursery
1999, Midwest Groundcovers 1999, Willoway Nurseries 1999.


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