[97] Alpine Currant Bush Liste
Alpine currant these shrubs need little winter care but should be occasionally checked for rabbit or other damage.
[94] Alpine Currant Bush Herunterladen. Alpine currant or ribes alpinum shrubs are mounding dense and compact making them ideal bushes for a hedge. The alpine currant is very hardy tolerating winter temperatures as low as 50 degrees fahrenheit and is drought tolerant. It is hardy to usda zones 3 7.
The shrub is widely adaptable but it does require regular pruning to keep its shape and maintain its health. There are inconspicuous yellow flowers in june. In height and spread 90 180 cm.
Alpine currant mountain currant grows with an upright oval habit when young spreading with age. Plants are offered in both potted containers and as dormant bare root without soil. That is in the fall the folded branch of an adult bush is dug out or pressed to the ground.
Native to europe alpine currant ribes alpinum is a low growing low maintenance plant with bright green foliage present through the summer. Currently the wild growing species of this plant is on the verge of extinction and is listed in the red book. It s very reliable and can be easily transplanted.
You need to start with the fact that the most successful way of reproduction of any currant layering. It gets a little fuller when it leafs out in spring. In this case after a year you get a young plant that can be transplanted to a permanent place.
Alpine currant buying options for plants nature hills sells a large variety of plants with several options available. Can reach up 3 6 ft. A full sun or full shade lover this plant is easily grown in average medium moisture well drained soils.
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. Green jeans alpine currant ribes alpinum spreg. It is most often used as a hedging or border plant often in mass plantings.
With red currants everything is different. Female 3 to 5 feet high and wide glossy dark green foliage.