Canyon Gooseberry
Ribes menziesii
Canyon gooseberry is a spiny California shrub hung with dramatic fuchsia-like red-and-white flowers that hummingbirds adore, followed by bristly edible berries. A wildlife gem for woodland edges.
- Family
- Grossulariaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 3–6 ft
- Spacing
- 4–6 ft apart
- Light
- part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral, acidic
- Bloom
- February, March, April
- Bloom colors
- white, red, purple
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, hummingbirds, songbirds, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~99 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- hedge or screen, foundation
- Native states
- CA, OR
Related native plants
More Ribes species
- Red Flowering Currant (Ribes sanguineum)
- Golden Currant (Ribes aureum)
- Wax Currant (Ribes cereum)
- Fuchsia-flowered Gooseberry (Ribes speciosum)
- Chaparral Currant (Ribes malvaceum)
- Pasture Gooseberry (Ribes cynosbati)