Ribes speciosum - Fuchsia-flowered gooseberry

Fuchsia-flowered gooseberry (Ribes speciosum) is an evergreen shrub native to California, in western North America, its small tart berries edible and its flowers a nectar source for hummingbirds.¹

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 7¹
• Hardiness zone 8¹
• Hardiness zone 9¹
• Hardiness zone 10¹
• Full sun¹
• Semi-shade¹
• Well drained soil¹
• Moist soil¹

Outputs

• Human food¹

Type

• Ribes spp. - Currant
• Shrub
• Evergreen

Functions

• Nectar¹
• Wildlife habitat¹
• Soil stabilization¹
• Hedge¹
• Fire resistance²

Footnotes

1. Ribes speciosum | Plants for a Future ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰ ↩¹¹ ↩¹² ↩¹³ ↩¹⁴

2. Leaf burn times of California native plants, Las Pilitas Nursery, 2005 propane-torch ignition trial, live-leaf ignition time >60 seconds ↩