Hinnonmäki Röd canyon gooseberry
Ribes uva-crispa 'Hinnonmäki Röd'
RHS AGM 2025
USDA zones4 to 6
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size2 to 5 feet tall3 to 6 feet wide
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Greenish yellow
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Hinnonmäki Röd' canyon gooseberry (Ribes uva-crispa 'Hinnonmäki Röd') is a shrub for the food garden. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or chalky soil. It bears greenish yellow flowers in mid spring and again in early to late summer. Butterflies and birds visit the plant. Rabbits tend to nibble other plants first.
Pairs well with Juneberry, Cortland apple, and Grape hyacinth.