Spreading Gooseberry
About Spreading Gooseberry
Spreading Gooseberry is a super rare houseplant 🌿 that needs regular watering to thrive. They do best in long-lasting, direct light ☀️ and should be less than 1 foot from a window.
Spreading Gooseberry likes soil that is well draining. Your plant shouldn't need added fertilizers if you repot each time it doubles in size.
Taxonomy
Ribes divaricatum
Ribes
Grossulariaceae
Saxifragales
Also known as
spreading gooseberry, Parish's gooseberry, straggly gooseberry, coast black gooseberry, wild gooseberry, Worcesterberry and spreading-branched gooseberry
How to care for Spreading Gooseberry
How often to water your Spreading Gooseberry
every 9
Spreading Gooseberry needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
9
Finding light for Spreading Gooseberry in your home
a window
Spreading Gooseberry love being close to bright, sunny windows 😎.
Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Spreading Gooseberry does not tolerate low-light 🚫.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Spreading Gooseberry in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Spreading Gooseberry
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Spreading Gooseberry after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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For some reason my red current plant is not growing anymore and its leaves are turning shriveled and semi-brown. Lack of watering is not the issue. I live in San Diego County in a pretty temperate climate so perhaps the Sun strength is too much? #RedCurrant
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For some reason my red current plant is not growing anymore and its leaves are turning shriveled and semi-brown. Lack of watering is not the issue. I live in San Diego County in a pretty temperate climate so perhaps the Sun strength is too much? #RedCurrant
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Rex isn't happy and I don't know why #BlackCurrant
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Hi!! Hey guys! , this is Magnolia, for a month since I changed her pot, she has been losing leaves that when they fall they look completely black, some leaves have black spots, she is outside in my patio, she gets no more than three or four hours of sun a day but indirectly, because she’s under a tent. Does anyone have any suggestions or ideas what she's up to? Thank you! #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict
Care Summary for Spreading Gooseberry
Spreading Gooseberry
Greg recommends:
Water
0.5 cups every 9 days
Placement
< 1ft from a window
Nutrients
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.