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Ribes viburnifolium
Also called Santa Catalina Island Currant, Catalina Perfume, Evergreen Currant
Ribes viburnifolium is a low, evergreen shrub from Santa Catalina Island and Baja California that spreads along the ground with long reddish stems. It is valued in drought-tolerant gardens for its shiny, citrus-scented foliage and early red flowers.
Ribes viburnifolium, is an uncommon North American species in the gooseberry family. It is known by the common names Catalina currant, Santa Catalina Island currant, island gooseberry and evergreen currant.
'Evergreen currant' has become a popular plant in drought-tolerant gardens.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ribes viburnifolium by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
