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Ribes rubrum |
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| | New foliage delights with delicate purple-and-green effects in April. This is a second-year plant |
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| | Berries at last! |
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| Common name |
American red currant |
| Family |
grossulariaceae |
| Life cycle |
shrub |
| Size |
6' tall by 3' wide |
| Light |
full sun-part shade |
| Cultural notes |
ordinary garden soil |
Hardy shrub sometimes grown for its edible berries. For many years since growing this from seed, I enjoyed the foliage, but never saw any berries. Then one year, I found some in mid-June, along with evidence that more berries had been present, presumably consumed by birds. The flowers, shown at right in early May, are nice in an understated way.
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| | Newest growth in early April, primarily emerging from soil level |
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| | Bountiful buds about to burst |
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| | Looking like a picture of health in late June |
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We left this plant behind in our Pennsylvania garden (and wish it well); we don't grow it in Houston. About my plant portraits
PlantLinks to other web pages about Ribes rubrum
Some particularly helpful links to other websites | Paghat | nice page of information and photo of 'Cherry Red' cultivar |
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