Ribes Sanguineum Autumn

Turning a yellow to red color in autumn the leaves drop leaving the orangish red bark behind. Stunning red tubular flowers in early spring that are visited by hummingbirds and butterflies.

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Ribes sanguineum autumn

Ribes sanguineum pulborough scarlet. The species is hermaphrodite has both male and female organs and is pollinated by bees. If your shrub was functioning with a minimal root system already damaged by root rot.

Light sandy medium loamy and heavy clay soils prefers well. Also very common in mixed informal hedges. Leaves are 3 5 lobed with lightly toothed margins and indented veins giving a wrinkled appearance.

Ribes sanguineum is a deciduous shrub growing to 2 5 m 8ft by 2 5 m 8ft at a medium rate. Ribes sanguineum the flowering currant redflower currant or red flowering currant is a north american species of flowering plant in the family grossulariaceae native to western united states and canada british columbia washington idaho oregon california but widely cultivated and naturalized throughout temperate europe and australasia. Rhs plants for pollinators plants.

A more compact grower than most excellent as a hedge or in a mixed shrub border in native landscaping in cooler climates. From late february until april the stunningly scented somewhat pendulous pink red flowers are a good early food source for bees. It is in flower from april to may and the seeds ripen from august to october.

Ribes sanguineum is very susceptible to root rot especially when it receives supplemental water during the warm dry summer months. It is hardy to zone uk 6 and is not frost tender. Songbirds will eat the fruits of red flowering currant.

Nature Nurture Grow March 2014