Herb latin name: Ribes viburnifolium


Family: Grossulariaceae (Currant Family)



Edible parts of Ribes viburnifolium:

Fruit - raw or cooked. The fruit is about 8mm in diameter.

Description of the plant:



Plant:
Evergreen
Shrub

Height:
2 m
(6 1/2 foot)

Flowering:
April


Scent:
Scented
Shrub

Habitat of the herb:

Amongst shrubs and in canyons.

Propagation of Ribes viburnifolium:

Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe in the autumn in a cold frame. Stored seed requires 2 - 3 months cold stratification at between 1 and 5°C and should be sown as early in the year as possible. Under normal storage conditions the seed can remain viable for 17 years or more. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots when they are large enough to handle and grow them on in a cold frame for their first winter, planting them out in late spring of the following year. Cuttings of half-ripe wood, 10 - 15cm with a heel, July/August in a frame. Cuttings of mature wood of the current year's growth, preferably with a heel of the previous year's growth, November to February in a cold frame or sheltered bed outdoors.

Cultivation of the herb:

Amongst shrubs and in canyons.

Medicinal use of Ribes viburnifolium:

None known

Known hazards of Ribes viburnifolium:

None known

Plant information taken from the Plants For A Future.