Ribes laurifolium 'Mrs Amy Doncaster'
(Laurel-leaved Currant 'Mrs Amy Doncaster')
Family - Grossulariaceae
Category - Shrub
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter
Hardiness - H5
Height - 1m
Width - up to 1.5m
Location - The Woodland Walk
Description: A small-sized, Evergreen Shrub with a bushy, spreading habit. Leathery mid to dark green leaves are oblong to Elliptic in shape and have coarsely toothed margins. Striking small, pale green flowers are bowl-shaped and held in pendent Racemes from late winter to early spring.
Flower:
Small bowl-shaped flowers are a pale shade of green. The flowers are held in pendent racemes in February and March.
Flower colour: Green
Flower shape: Bowl-shaped flowers in racemes
Flowering time: February, March
Foliage:
Leathery mid to dark green leaves are oblong to Elliptic in shape and have Dentate margins. The leaves are Alternately arranged on the spreading branches.
Foliage Senescence: Evergreen
Foliage Shape: Oblong to elliptic
Propagation:
Cuttings.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun or partial shade in fertile, well drained soil.