General Plant Information (Edit)
| Plant Habit: |
Shrub
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| Sun Requirements: |
Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Full Shade
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| Water Preferences: |
Mesic
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| Soil pH Preferences: |
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
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| Minimum cold hardiness: |
Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
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| Maximum recommended zone: |
Zone 7b
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| Plant Height: |
2 to 3 feet |
| Plant Spread: |
3 to 4 feet |
| Leaves: |
Deciduous
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| Fruit: |
Other: male cultivar, no fruit
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| Flowers: |
Inconspicuous
Blooms on old wood
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| Flower Color: |
Other: greenish-yellow
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| Bloom Size: |
Under 1"
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| Flower Time: |
Spring
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| Resistances: |
Rabbit Resistant
Tolerates dry shade
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| Propagation: Other methods: |
Cuttings: Stem
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| Pollinators: |
Flies
Bees
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| Miscellaneous: |
Tolerates poor soil
Dioecious
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Posted by
ILPARW (southeast Pennsylvania - Zone 6b) on Jul 7, 2021 10:42 AM concerning plant:
This newer cultivar is from the 1990's, probably an improvement of a dwarf form taken from some general cultivars of either "Compacta' or 'Nana' or 'Pumila' that don't seem to be around anymore. If not planted really close to each other to form a sort of higher groundcover, but given individual room, then it becomes a short, rounded form. 'Green Mound' is a male plant selection that has good resistance to leaf spot and anthracnose fungi that can damage foliage in humid and/or wet conditions. Being a male form of the Alpine Currant, it does not act as an alternate host to the White Pine Blister Rust Disease that is deadly to White Pines growing in northern latitudes of Minnesota-Wisconsin-Michigan-New England and eastern Canada. It is a nice looking little shrub that only develops pale yellow fall color.
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