Seasonal Wild Flowers

Flowering Currant

Ribes sanguineum

Grossulariaceae

March to May.

It is found throughout the country.

For a map see the National Biodiversity Network Gateway

It is a neophyte introduced into the UK in the 1820s,

It is widely planted in hedges, gardens, parks and public

places.

It was recorded in the wild in the 1910s and has become

naturalized in woods, verges, hedges, brownfield sites

and waste ground.

It is increasing.

Flowering Currant is a deciduous shrub up to 3m tall and

has a distinct aroma..

Flowers are pink to red and hang in racemes.

In warm spring weather, berries may be formed.

Leaves are heart-shaped and crinkly.

Shrub in flower

Hanging raceme

Individual flowers

Close-up of corolla

Berry - only formed in warm spring weather

Crinkly leaves