Pink-Flowered Currant

Ribes sanguineum glutinosum

Blooms January to March
A five-foot deciduous shrub with long showy pink flower clusters that cover the plant in January to March, followed by edible fruit. Native to canyons and north slopes in the coast ranges, this currant likes shade to part shade and moderate water in the interior but is very drought tolerant in coastal gardens. Tolerates sand, clay and seasonal flooding.

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PHOTO CREDIT: PMark Robinson from Williton, UK [CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)]