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© Ernie Marx
whitstem gooseberry
Ribes inerme
Fort Collins
- Dimensions
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Height: 4.0 ft. to 5.0 ft.
Spread: 5.0 ft. to 8.0 ft. - Growth Form
- Shrub
- Program Association
- Nature in the City, Xeriscape Incentive Program
- Wildlife Uses
- Grassland Birds, Hummingbirds, Riparian Birds, Shrubland Birds, Small Mammals, Woodland Birds
- Sun Requirements
- Full Sun, Part Sun
- Water Requirements
- Low
- Plant Community
- Foothills, Mountains, Plains
- Season of Bloom
- April, May, June
- Flower Color
- Green Shades, Yellow Shades
- Leaf Color
- Green Shades
- Aggressiveness
- No City Data
- Design Considerations
- Fall Color, Screening
- Other Considerations
- Limited Availability
- Duration
- Perennial
- Natural Landscape Position
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Fort Collins Model
3, 4, 5 - Soil Type
- Variable
- Pests/Disease Prone
- No
- Hazards/Toxic
- No City Data.
Notes
Plants in the genus Ribes are important larval and adult food hosts for many of our native invertebrates.
Fall color is red to purple.