fuchsia-flowered gooseberry
Also known as: Californian fuchsia; flowering gooseberry; fuchsia-flowered currant
A spiny medium-sized deciduous shrub with bristly stems bearing small, oval, slightly lobed, glossy leaves. Small, drooping, fuchsia-like bright crimson flowers with prominent stamens hang beneath the stems in mid and late spring
Scientific classification
- Species
- fuchsia-flowered gooseberry (Ribes speciosum)
- Genus
- Ribes
- Family
- Grossulariaceae
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- Toxicity
- Shrubs
- Plant type
- 1.5-2.5 metres
- Height
- 1-1.5 metres
- Spread
- Deciduous
- Foliage
- Bushy
- Habit
- Spring · Summer · Autumn
- Season of interest
- Full sun
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
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Distribution of fuchsia-flowered gooseberry
Distribution map
USA (California), Mexico
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Culture
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Toxicity
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Quick identification of fuchsia-flowered gooseberry
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fuchsia-flowered gooseberry care guide
- Deep watering during dry spells, allowing slight surface drying between soakings
- Watering
- Full sun
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
Watering
Deep watering during dry spells, allowing slight surface drying between soakings
Fertilizing
FertilizingBalanced shrub or tree feed once each early spring
Pruning
PruningCut flowered growth back to strong young shoots below, removing up to a fifth of old stems near the base each year. Prune immediately after flowering.
Propagation
PropagationPropagate by hardwood cuttings in winter
Growing
GrowingEasy to grow deciduous shrub but may not be fully hardy in exposed sites and best planted against a sunny wall
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Common pests and diseases
Diseases
May be susceptible to a leaf spot, powdery mildews, coral spot and sometimes honey fungus
Pests
May be susceptible to gall mites, gall midge and aphids
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