Plant of the Day
Monday 5 May 2025
In this garden that has gone back to nature the Ribes sanguineum (flowering currant, American currant, red-flowered currant, winter currant) is still flourishing. This vigorous deciduous shrub survives the winds of Orkney and produces the racemes of reddish-pink tubular flowers in spring which are appreciate by the pollinators. There are a range of cultivars with flowers from deep pink, pale pink to white.
Jill Raggett








