Description Ribes sanguineum – Flowering Currant Flowering Currant HEIGHT: 1.0-3.0m WIDTH: 2.0-3.0m *height & width at maturity FORM: Shrub FOLIAGE: Mid green foliage with dull green undersides. Becomes yellow and red in autumn. FLOWERS and FRUIT: Chains of pink currant shaped flowers up to 15cm long in spring. Fragrant, appear at the same time as the leaves. BARK: Dark brownish-grey with prominent paler brown lenticels. GROWTH RATE: Moderate DESCRIPTION: A deciduous shrub, hardy in most positions whose pink flowers emerge at the same time as the leaves in spring. LANDSCAPE USES: Hedge TOLERANCES: Tolerates frost and drought, moderate coastal tolerance. Prefers a moist position and is tolerant of most soil types including clay. Does best in a full sun to partly shaded position. TREE CARE: Reasonably pest and disease resistant
