21+ Ribes Sanguineum Winter

Deciduous spring flowering upright woody shrub. Ribes sanguineum pursh rye beez sang gwin ee um names.

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Ribes sanguineum winter

Full sun or partial shade. Such plants fall into rhs pruning groups 2 3 and 5. Archibald menzies is regarded as the first european to discover ribes sanguineum which he did in 1793 during his voyage with capt.

Ribes sanguineum glutinosum pink flowering currant photo courtesy of jg in sf. Although the flowers are usually a rosy or pale pink. Also known as the winter currant this ca native shrub brightens the garden on a rainy winter day.

It is included in an evolving list of plants carefully researched and chosen by rhs experts. 6 to 12 feet tall with similar spread. The drooping clusters of light to deep pink flowers are one of the first things to bloom here in the pacific northwest happily corresponding to the time when hummingbirds are in migration to their eventual summer breeding grounds.

Other common names include pink winter currant and blood currant. Rhs plants for pollinators plants. Green leaf value to gardener.

However it was david douglas the famous scottish plant explorer who introduced it into british commerce. You may find plants with flowers ranging from white to a deep red. Ribes sanguineum king edward vii.

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