The Red-Flowering Current (
Ribes sanguineum) is in bloom and you may just spot one on the course. It's located on the SE side of the 11th tee in the island garden bed. This woody shrub can grow as large as 8 feet tall if in the desired conditions. The shrub on the course is only 4-5 feet tall and resides on the right hand corner of that bed. The Red-Flowering Current is one of my favourite BC native shrubs by far. It has rounded, lobed, leaves that are heavily veined and about 2"diameter. In the Spring time, the shrub bears tendrils of bright pink to crimson coloured bloom clusters that delicately hang from this rustic shrub. They prefer full sun and put on quite a show if paired with the native Oregon Grape. Also, it times perfectly with the Forsythia shrub, they are often in the same vicinity. Hint, hint...there is a
Forsythia right beside it.
