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    • Photo of Sierra Gooseberry flower, foliage by Danger Garden

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    Sierra Gooseberry

    Scientific Name: Ribes roezlii

    Plant type

    shrub, fruit / vegetable

    size

    • H: 4'-5'
    • W: 4'-5'

    planting zones

    • 6a-9b

    Sierra Gooseberry plant details

    Sierra Gooseberry is a broadleaf deciduous fruit / vegetable or shrub with green foliage. In spring burgundy and purple flowers emerge followed by black fruit. Attracts beneficial insects and hummingbirds. Grows well with sun - mostly shade and regular water. Does well in lean and well-drained soil.

    CHARACTERISTICS OF Sierra Gooseberry

    Plant type: fruit / vegetable or shrub
    Plant family: grossulariaceae
    Foliage: deciduous green
    Mature size: 4 FT - 5 FT - wide, 4 FT - 5 FT - tall
    Flowers: burgundy and purple blooms in spring
    Uses: edible, fall color, native plant

    GROWING CONDITIONS for Sierra Gooseberry

    USDA Zones: 6a - 9b
    Sun exposure: sun - mostly shade
    Watering frequency: regular
    Resistant to: deer
    Soil needs: lean and well-drained

    Nursery contributed plant descriptions

    A West Coast native gooseberry, this form collected in Josephine County, Oregon, a small shrub to 4-5' tall and wide with maroon-purple flowers in early spring dangling below the branches, reminiscent of R. speciosum blossoms. Gooseberries that follow are edible and definitely jam-worthy. Plants are less thorny than, say, R. speciosum. Sun to part shade in lean, well-drained soil. Summer water to establish and drought tolerant thereafter. Frost hardy in USDA zone 6, possibly into zone 5.

    By: Cistus Nursery

    Gardening facts about Sierra Gooseberry plant

    How to Grow Sierra Gooseberry

    • Sun Exposure

      • sun - mostly shade

    • Water Needs

      • regular

    • Soil Needs

      • lean
      • well-drained

    Features

    • Foliage Color

      • green

    • Flower Color

      • purple
      • burgundy

    • Wildlife

      • beneficial insects
      • hummingbirds
      • deer resistant

    • Fruit

      • black

    • Flower Season

      • spring

    • Foliage Season

      • deciduous

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