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Ribes alpinum



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Ribes alpinum
Alpine currant

Because this species is dioecious and most plants in the trade are asexually propagated from male plants, the glossy bright red 1/5"-diameter berries are usually not formed. When formed, they are color up in mid-late summer and persist until fall.

 
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