Grossulariaceae
Sierra gooseberry
Ribes roezlii
Also known as Prickly gooseberry, Grossularia roezlii, Ribes roezlii, Canyon gooseberry
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Native Shrub · Gooseberry · California Native · Edible Berries · Wildlife Habitat · Ribes · Pollinator · Spiny · Mountain Garden · Part Shade
Sierra gooseberry is a spiny deciduous shrub native to California mountain slopes, best suited to well-drained soils with partial shade. Keep soil consistently moist, especially during dry summers, and prune after fruiting to maintain a tidy shape. Its tart berries attract birds and its flowers are valuable to native pollinators.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply to keep soil evenly moist; avoid waterlogging · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7.5
- Temperature
- -25°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 10 ft – 30 ft
- Spread
- 15 ft
- Spacing
- 36 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, Nevada, Oregon
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Birds, Hummingbirds
Sources: trefle, usda
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