Scientific Name:
Ribes sanguineum
Pronunciation:
RYE-beez san-GWIN-ee-um
Common Name:
flowering currant, winter currant
Family Name:
Grossulariaceae
Plant Type:
Shrub - deciduous
Key ID Features:
Large deciduous shrub; alternate leaves with 3-5 lobes, dark green wrinkled above, and whitish tomentose below; leaf has a spicy scent when crushed; raceme pendulouspink, florets dark-red, spring (R. 'Alba' with white flowers is also popular).
Habit:
Stiffly upright
Form:
Oval - vertical
Texture:
Medium - fine
Mature Height:
2 - 3m
Mature Spread:
1.5 - 2.0m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
B.C. east of Cascades, B.C. west of Cascades, U.S. - northwest
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 7: (-18 to -12 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Acidic, Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Attract beneficial insects, Group or mass planting, Winter interest
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple, Lobed
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Pubescent
Colour in Fall:
Yellow
Shapes:
Orbicular, Ovate
Apices:
Rounded
Bases:
Cordate
Margins:
Pinnately lobed
Inflorescence Type:
Raceme
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Tubular
Ovary Position:
Inferior
Colour (petals):
Showy, White, Pink, Red
Flower Scent:
None
Flower Time at Peak:
Mar, Apr, May
Fruit Type:
Berry (true), Edible
Fruit Colour:
Blue, Black
Fruiting Time:
Jun, Jul
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant, Edible, Technically a false berry (inferior ovary); edible but with an insipid taste
Bark Morphology:
Smooth
Bark or Stem Colour:
Red
Propagation:
Seed, Cuttings
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Anthracnose, Dieback, Fungal leaf spot, Heart rot, Rust, Scale insects (Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant)
Course(s):
- HORT 1155
- Level 4 Apprenticeship
Location(s):
- (BCE) Boulevard (Circular) Eastend
- (JPL) Juglans PLanting
- (ONW) Overpass North side West
- (QRR) Quercus Robur Row planting
- (TFL) Turf Field Lab
- (TFLS) Turf Field Lab South
- (TFLW) Turf Field Lab West
- (WDH) Wark-Dumais House