Green Mound alpine currant
Ribes alpinum 'Green Mound'
USDA zones2 to 7
SunHandles full sun or partial sun or full shade
WaterHandles dry to moderate soil
Size2 to 3 feet tall2 to 3 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- Greenish-yellow
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Green Mound' alpine currant (Ribes alpinum 'Green Mound') is a shrub for borders, hedges, foundation plantings, and low maintenance gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 2, or down to -50°F (-46°C). This plant likes full sun to full shade and dry to average, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Deer and rabbits tend to browse other plants first. It forms a dense mound that grows 24 to 36 inches tall and wide. Greenish-yellow flowers open in mid spring and attract butterflies and birds.
Pairs well with Blue Moon honeyberry, Red fescue, Rosea lily of the valley, and Degroot's Spire American arborvitae.