Flowering Currant - Ribes sanguineum

Description

The flowers are pinky red and pendulous forming showy attractive clusters. The plant is highly scented.

Similar Species

Other currants.  It is similar to red and black currants when not in flower.

Identification difficulty
ID guidance

Leaves scented. Unmistakable in flower

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Habitat

Usually as an escapee from gardens and found close to habitation.

When to see it

Flowers in April.

Life History

Deciduous - its flowers appearing before the leaves.

UK Status

Widespread records from across Britain as an escapee from cultivation.

VC55 Status

Occasional as an escape from cultivation in Leicestershire and Rutland. In the 1979 Flora survey of Leicestershire it was found in 3 of the 617 tetrads.

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Species profile

Common names
Flowering Currant
Species group:
Trees, Shrubs & Climbers
Kingdom:
Plantae
Order:
Saxifragales
Family:
Grossulariaceae
Records on NatureSpot:
29
First record:
11/04/2015 (Ruddoch, Paul)
Last record:
19/03/2024 (axon, kaye)

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