Ribes viburnifolium
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Species Name: Ribes viburnifolium
Common Name: Catalina Currant
- UC Davis Arboretum All-Stars plant! A low-growing evergreen currant with handsome fragrant leaves and dark red stems. Excellent under oaks and for erosion control in dry, shaded spots. Berries appeal to birds.
- Plant Family: Grossulariaceae
- Plant Type: Shrub
- Height by Width: 2' H x 6' W
- Growth Habit: Arching and sprawling
- Deciduous/Evergreen: Evergreen
- Growth Rate: Moderate
- Sun Exposure: Part shade to shade
- Soil Preference: Adaptable
- Water Requirements: Occasional to moderate
- Cold Hardy to: 15 degrees F
- Flower Season: Spring
- Flower Color: Red
- Endangered?: List 1B/ RED 2-2-2
- Distribution: Endemic to Santa Catalina Island and All Saints Bay, Baja
- Natural Habitat: Among shrubs and in canyons in chaparral
- Care and Maintenance
- History
- Other Names
- References
- Bornstein, Carol, David Fross, and Bart O'Brien. California Native Plants for the Garden. Los Olivos, CA: Cachuma Press. 2005.
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