Ribes curvatum Brookgreen Gardens best appreciated up close

best appreciated up close

the plant carries dark green foliage with a purplish cast and tends to be tardily deciduous

Callistemon pinifolius usually opens in a soft greenish yellow

or in a native or wildlife planting

a deep rose red warming to a blush of lighter pink at the center

Ribes curvatum Brookgreen Gardens best appreciated up closeGranite gooseberry is a rare native shrub of the rocky, granitic soils of the Southeast, turning up in widely scattered localities from Georgia to Texas. A low, deciduous plant of two to four feet, the arching branches root where they touch the ground and knit slowly into colonies, and the small, three lobed leaves and purple, red spined stems give the shrub a fine, distinctive texture. The real charm is the bloom. In spring, small but conspicuous