Ribes alpina Ribes alpinum, commonly called alpine currant, is a compact, mound-forming shrub which grows ' tall. Bright green leaves are lobed, turning to a dull yellow in fall. Flowers are greenish-yellow and inconspicuous. Dioecious (separate male and female plants). Fruit on female plants is an inedible, scarlet berry. 1 alperips giftig 2 Extremely winter hardy, Ribes alpinum (Alpine Currant) is a compact, mound-forming, deciduous shrub with bright green, trilobed leaves in spring. Emerging early, the foliage changes to dark green in summer with an attractive gloss on the leaf uppersides, before turning yellow in the fall. 3 ribes alpinum schmidt 4 Ribes alpinum, known as mountain currant or alpine currant, is a small deciduous, dioecious shrub native to central and northern Europe from Finland and Norway south to the Alps and Pyrenees and Caucasus, Georgia; in the south of its range, it is confined to high altitudes. 5 Description. Alpine Current is a dense, rounded deciduous shrub in the gooseberry family. It is native to mountainous areas of northern and central Europe and is extremely winter hardy. The shrub has separate male and female plants with only the female bearing fruit. 6 Alpine Currant (Ribes alpinum) is a compact, dense shrub growing around feet high. There are inconspicuous yellow flowers in June. As pictured, this plant makes for an excellent hedge, either trimmed or untrimmed. This selection is very reliable, transplants easily, and has shown to be resistant to Leaf Drop. *Does not ship to Maine*. 7 alperips hekk 8 Alperips er en liten, løvfellende busk i ripsslekta. 9 Norsk navn: Alperips 'Schmidt'; Latinsk navn: Ribes alpina 'Schmidt'; Plantegruppe: NS BUSKAR; Type: Høyde: 2 m; Blomsterfarge: Bladverk: Grønt. 10 Native to Europe, alpine currant, Ribes alpinum, is a low-growing, low-maintenance plant with bright green foliage present throughout the summer. It is most often used as a hedging or border plant, often in mass plantings. It is hardy to USDA zones Alpine Currant Info. 11