Flowering Currant (Ribes sanguineum) is a five to eight foot California native shrub with long showy vivid, crimson flowers. This shrub likes sun to partial shade and is very drought tolerant in coastal gardens. We planted this cheery shrub in front of a kitchen window by an indoor seating area where guests can enjoy. It’s in full bloom this time of year and right now there is one very busy green-breasted hummingbird who seems to be hogging the whole thing! Although this plant does fruit in the fall for us (I just discovered that), the berries are not actually tasty, so we leave them to the birds and squirrels to nibble on.
Published by Amy on Apr 10, 2018
