Flowering Currant (Ribes sanguineum var. glutinosum) Login         


        Description
  • CA Bloom Jan - Mar
  • Currants have no spines, while Gooseberries do.
  • Flowers are pink and white.
  • Currant and Gooseberry leaves are similar - wrinkled with many veins.
  • CA native
  • AKA Blood Currant, Pink Flowering Currant
  • Currant Family (Grossulariaceae)



This woody shrub has no spines. Tight hanging clusters of pinkish flowers turn into dark purple berries.



Flowers form hanging clusters. Leaves are wrinkled with many veins and have a resinous smell.



5-petaled flowers are pink and white, growing closely together.

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