29+ Ribes Sanguineum Edible

Ribes sanguineum red flowering currant. California idaho oregon and washington 1300 2400 m.

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Ribes sanguineum edible

To 8 tall and 4 across with a pleasant vase shaped habit and handsome maple like leaves it can be pruned back to 4 tall between may and september. Racemes with 5 15 20 erect to stiffly spreading flowers sepals red. It is in flower from april to may and the seeds ripen from august to october.

Light sandy medium loamy and heavy clay soils prefers well. There are both red king edward vii and white white icicle flowering cultivars available in the trade. Claremont elk river icicle king edward vii pokey s pink pulsboough scarlet.

Songbirds readily consume the berries. Ribes sanguineum is a deciduous shrub growing to 2 5 m 8ft by 2 5 m 8ft at a medium rate. It can be harvested when still firm in august and when stored carefully will keep until november by which time the flavour has improved slightly.

We occasionally grow some of the many varieties of ribes sangineum. Red flowering currant ribes sanguineum is an ornamental shrub and native food with stunning rose colored flower clusters becoming purple black edible berries. The species is hermaphrodite has both male and female organs and is pollinated by bees.

Grossulariaceae currant family edible parts of flowering currant. It is hardy to zone uk 6 and is not frost tender. None of our westside currants are very tasty.

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