The plant in the upper half of the photo is a red-flowering currant, in the lower part is a hellebore in bloom. Together, they make a striking spring show in the Northwest landscape. (Marci Degman) ...

Red Flowering Currant is one of my favorite spring flowering shrubs. The bright pink flowers emerge in our area by mid-February and last for six weeks or so. Those bright pink flowers are pretty much ...

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What: The native flowering currant, or ribes sanguineum, welcomes spring with a showy array of rosy-pink buds softening to a rich, clear pink. The early spring flowers have a spicy fragrance and are a ...

When the sun pours through their translucent skins, red currants (Ribes rubrum) resemble clusters of tiny rubies. There are native varieties of currant — the red-flowering currant (Ribes sanguineum), ...

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