Ribes viburnifolium 'Spooner's Mesa' Type- Deciduous Leaves make good tea

Leaves make good tea

birds and butterflies

Requires less water than other lobelia but not fully drought tolerant

mounding form

Ribes viburnifolium 'Spooner's Mesa' Type- Deciduous Leaves make good tea'Spooner's Mesa' Catalina Currant, Island Gooseberry: California native evergreen groundcover to low spreading shrub 2 3' tall x 4 6' wide, with fragrant foliage and small red flowers in late winterspring. This form is noted as also having fragrant flowers and broader leaves than the typical variety. Attracts hummingbirds, birds, wildlife, and pollinators. Good for containers and for cut foliage. Part sun to shade. Low to medium water. Seacoast, wind,