General Culture:
Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. Tolerates full shade. Prune at any time of year (flowers are insignificant) or simply allow plant to grow naturally. Tolerates some drought. Extremely winter hardy.
Noteworthy Characteristics:
This alpine currant cultivar is a dwarf, dense, mound-forming, deciduous shrub which grows 2-3' tall. Ovate to rounded, bright green leaves are 3-5 lobed, turning to a dull yellow in fall. Flowers are greenish-yellow and inconspicuous. The species is a dioecious shrub which requires both male and female plants for fruit production (an inedible, scarlet berry). However, 'Green Mound' is a male cultivar which obviously bears no fruit. Stems are chestnut-brown and may exfoliate (peel) as they mature.
Problems:
No serious insect or disease problems. This cultivar reportedly has good resistance to anthracnose and leaf spot diseases. Currant aphid, scale, and currant bud mite are occasional insect pests. Although this cultivar is also reportedly immune to white pine blister rust, it may still be illegal to plant it in specified areas of some states (particularly in the Northeast and Northwest) where bans on Ribes species are still in effect to protect large stands of white pines (certain Ribes plants are an alternate host for this disease). Missouri has no restriction on Ribes plants.
Uses:
A tough and hardy dwarf shrub that adapts well to urban conditions. Excellent small hedge. Can also be massed in the shrub border. Also effective in shady woodland areas.
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