Ribes sanguineum
Pink Winter Currant, Red-Flowering Currant
Grossulariaceae (Saxifragaceae)
Deciduous, Shrubs
RIBESThose without spines are called currants; those with spines are known as gooseberries. The following species are grown ornamentally. Members of this genus are alternate hosts to white pine blister rust and are still banned in a few areas where white pines grow.
To 5–12 ft. tall and wide,with maplelike, dark green,2 1/2-in.-wide leaves. In spring, produces drooping, 2–4-in.-long clusters of 10–30 small deep pink to red flowers. Blue-black fruit has a whitish bloom. Most commonly sold is R. s. glutinosum (more southerly in origin than the species); its blossoms are typically deep or pale pink, carried in clusters of 15–40.
Ribes sanguineum
To 5–12 ft. tall and wide,with maplelike, dark green,2 1/2-in.-wide leaves. In spring, produces ...
Pinus contorta contorta
Native along the Pacific Coast from Alaska to Northern California. Grows fairly quickly to 20–35...
Taxus
Yews are conifers, but they do not bear cones. Instead, they produce fleshy, scarlet (rarely yellow), ...
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