Ribes speciosum, Fuchsiaflower Gooseberry

Fuchsiaflower Gooseberry

A California native shrub that can reach a height of up to ten feet tall and eight feet wide. Tubular fuchiaflowers bloom in the winter and spring. The flowers are fragrant and smell like vanilla or cloves. Ediblered orangeberries are edible. This shrub goes deciduous in the winter, from December to February.

Plant with:

other woodland plants such as Oaks (Quercus species), Ninebark (Physocarpus capitatus),Mock Orange(Philadelphus lewisii), WesternSpice Bush(Calycanthus occidentalis),Creek Dogwood(Cornus sericea),Meadow Rue(Thalictrum fendleri), Snowdrop Bush (Styrax officinalis),Yellow Monkeyflower(Mimulus guttatus),Western Azalea(Rhododendronoccidentale), and Huckleberry (Vaccinum ovatum).

Full shade, Part shade

Water twice a month once established

Tolerates most soils

Great companion plant under evergreen oaks

Attracts hummingbirds, birds, butterflies,and bees

Deer resistant

Hardy up to -30 degrees

Native to California