Red Currant - Ribes rubrum
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Red Currant - Ribes rubrum | dylan | Ashton court | 16 Sep 2021, 4:21 p.m. | 13 Aug 2021, 7:59 p.m. | |
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Red Currant - Ribes rubrum | dylan | Ashton court | 16 Sep 2021, 4:21 p.m. | 13 Aug 2021, 7:59 p.m. |
Species Description
Widespread and fairly frequent throughout the UK but absent from much of the East. As a native it is local but most records are of garden escapes. Habitat includes: Hedgerows, wet woodland, stream sides, fen-carr, gardens, parks, allotments, churchyards etc. Height: Up to 1.5 m. Flowers: April to May. Growing habit: Deciduous Perennial. First recorded in Britain by 1568.