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Ribes speciosum

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Spiny trainable shrub for a sunny place. The size after 10 years is 150 cm. The flower colour is bright red. This plant is mostly hardy.The flowering period is April - June.

Location of the plant shown in the first picture : Botanische Tuin Fort Hoofddijk Utrecht

Date taken : 23.03.2014

Common name : Currant

Family : Grossulariaceae

© first picture : PlantenTuin Esveld

© picture 2 : Mark Bulk

© picture 3 : Arboretum Trompenburg Rotterdam, location picture : Trompenburg Tuinen en Arboretum

© picture 4 : H. Kolster, location picture : Kwekerij H. Kolster, Boskoop

© picture 5 : Mark Bulk

© picture 6 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : Botanische Tuin Fort Hoofddijk Utrecht

© picture 7 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : Botanische Tuin Fort Hoofddijk Utrecht

© picture 8 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : Botanische Tuin Fort Hoofddijk Utrecht

© picture 9 : Arjan Laros, location picture : Kwekerij PlantenTuin Esveld

© picture 10 : Arjan Laros, location picture : Kwekerij PlantenTuin Esveld

© picture 11 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : Botanische Tuin Fort Hoofddijk Utrecht

© picture 12 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : Botanische Tuin Fort Hoofddijk Utrecht

© picture 13 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : De Uithof, Botanische Tuin Utrecht

© picture 14 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : De Uithof, Botanische Tuin Utrecht

© picture 15 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : De Uithof, Botanische Tuin Utrecht

© picture 16 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : Helmingham Hall Engel

© picture 17 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : privetuin dr. P Baetens , Laarne, Belgie

© picture 18 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : Botanische Tuin Fort Hoofddijk Utrecht
. This plant has received the following award: AGM, Award of Garden Merit, 1993

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Characteristics of this plant
type of plant : shrub
soil type : All soils are ok
planting place : all locations are ok
habit/form : loose growing
water requirement : needs normal water
wind tolerance : not susceptible to wind
the plant is deciduous
height approx : between 1 and 1.5 meter
width approx : between 1 and 1.5 meter
flower colour : red
leaf colour : green
leaf shape : lobed leaves
edibility : the fruits are edible
flowering period : april - june
hardiness : mostly hardy

Of this plant no stock is known unfortunately and therefore it does not occur in the on-line plantshop