This perennial, deciduous shrub also goes by the names Indian Currant and Buckbrush, growing up to 6 feet tall. Clusters of greenish white flowers grow before giving way to attractive, pink to purple berries that persist throughout the winter. It grows in full to partial shade, requiring a low to medium amount of water, and preferring well-drained sandy, loam, or clay soil. This shrub provides food, cover, and nesting sites for birds, small mammals, and browsers.
This creeping shrub also goes by the names Southern California Snowberry and Trip Vine because of its low, sprawling style of growing, though it only reaches about 1 1/2 feet in height. It produces pink flowers in early summer, followed by clusters of white berries. This plant can tolerate shade to full sun and a variety of dry soils.
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