Grossulariaceae
Ribes roezlii var. roezlii
Ribes roezlii var. roezlii var. roezlii
Also known as Ribes wilsonianum, Ribes aridum
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Native · California · Gooseberry · Shrub · Wildlife Garden · Pollinator · Chaparral · Deciduous · Ribes · Woodland
Sierra gooseberry is a native California shrub that thrives in well-drained soils with partial shade, mimicking its natural chaparral and woodland edge habitat. Water regularly during the growing season but avoid waterlogging, as it is not drought tolerant when young. It rewards gardeners with ornamental spiny stems and small flowers attractive to native pollinators.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply until soil is moist, then allow top 2 inches to dry before watering again · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7.5
- Temperature
- -40°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 3a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 3 ft – 10 ft
- Spread
- 6.7 ft
- Spacing
- 48 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- White
- Foliage
- Green · Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- California
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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