Sevenoaks Native Nursery
Plant Details:
Category:
Deciduous Shrubs & Broadleaf Evergreens
Height:
4 ft. - 5 ft.
Width:
4 in. - 5 in.
Zones:
6a - 6a
Exposure:
Part Shade
Sevenoaks Native Nursery
Common Name: Sierra Gooseberry
A West Coast native gooseberry, this form collected in Josephine County, Oregon, a small shrub to 4-5' tall and wide with maroon-purple flowers in early spring dangling below the branches, reminiscent of R. speciosum blossoms. Gooseberries that follow are edible and definitely jam-worthy. Plants are less thorny than, say, R. speciosum. Sun to part shade in lean, well-drained soil. Summer water to establish and drought tolerant thereafter. Frost hardy in USDA zone 6, possibly into zone 5.
