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Other
cultivars/Species: R.
sanguineum ( pink winter currant, red flowering currant)
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Extra
notes and interesting information:
Extraordinary in concert with the dark plum-purple and
reddish pink hellebores, or the colorful buds of Skimmia
japonica ‘Rubella’ (from Heronswood Nursery Ltd
Catalogue 2000) |
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References: Brenzel,
Kathleen Norris, Ed. 2001. Sunset Western Garden Book, 7th ed.
Sunset Publishing Corporation, Menlo Park, CA.
Royal
Horticultural Society Web Site |
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at
a glance:
Common Name:
Bayleaf
Currant
Plant type:
Evergreen shrub
Family:
Grossulariaceae
Height/Spread:
3 ft. by 5 ft
Leaves:
Leathery foliage,
with ovate-oblong leaves
Flowers:
Handsome, sweetly perfumed drooping clusters of creamy white flowers
produced from late winter to early spring. The male flowers are up to
2 inches long, and the female flowers are 1 inch long. The female
flowers are followed by ovoid red fruit that ripens to black.
Bloom Period:
Late
winter to early spring
Fruit:
Small, round black berries appear December through march and grow to
about ¼ in. in diameter.
Diseases/pests:
Plants are
hosts to white pine blister rust and are still banned in a few areas
where white pines grow. Plants in this genus are notably susceptible
to honey fungus. Aphids, leaf spot powdery coral spot may be a
problem
Conditions:
Easy to grow in
well-drained loamy soil. Plants are quite tolerant of shade though do
not fruit so well in such a position.
Natural Range:
China
Hardiness:
USDA Zones 4-9
Location:
Groundcover
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