Botanical Name: Ribes sanguineum v. Glutinosum
Common Name: Pink Flowering Currant
Type of Plant: dicot: shrub
Character deciduous
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape an erect, spreading plant, with slender upright stems forming a rather loose rounded canopy; older stems develop a brownish bark that tends to shred
Height 4' - 6' (10')
Spread equal
Growth Rate slow-moderate
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors full sun near coast; partial sun at inland locations
Soil thrives in well-draining clay soils; prefers acidic pH
Hardiness hardy (zones 4-9, 14-24): prefers mild low-elevation sites
 
Morphology:
Leaves palmate, alternate, papery and maple-like; roundish, with 3-5 lobes; dark green above, paler green and tomentose beneath; 1"-3" across' leaves drop in late summer
Flowers pink, very showy, in drooping clusters (racemes) 3"-6" long; January - April
Fruit a berry; round, bluish-black, 1/4" diameter
 
Propagation:
semi-hardwood or hardwood cuttings
 
Usage:
a highly prized large accent shrub, used for its profuse display of pink-rose-colored flowers; suitable for screens if mass planted; good as an understory planting around oaks
 
Landscape Care:
Watering occasional deep-soaking preferred; avoid excessive watering during late summer - early fall
Fertilizing little is needed after establishment; supplemental feeding in mid-spring promotes vegetative growth
Pruning thin out occasionally to enhance branch structure; selectively head back to control size
Pests/Diseases relatively free; is resistant to oak root fungus
Special Conditions/Other periodic watering enhances lush appearance
 
Origin: coastal San Luis Obispo to Del Norte County
Family: Saxifragaceae

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