Ribes x beatonii
(Gordan's Currant)
Family - Grossulariaceae
Category - Shrub
Hybrid Parents - R. aureum x R. sanguineum
Origin - Raised at Shrubland Park in Ipswich England
Year of Introduction - 1837
Season of Interest - Spring
Hardiness - H5
Height - 2.0m
Location - The Woodland Walk
Description: A small to medium-sized Deciduous Shrub with a rounded habit and dark green foliage. Star-shaped flowers are reddish-orange on the outside, yellow within, and are produced in pendent clusters in mid-spring.
Synonym - R. x gordonianum
Flower:
Tubular, star-shaped flowers are reddish-orange on the outside, and yellow inside. The flowers are produced in pendent racemes in April. No berries are produced - this hybrid is sterile.
Flower colour: Red, yellow
Flower shape: Tubular star-shaped flowers in racemes
Flowering time: April
Foliage:
Dark green, aromatic leaves are rounded in shape with 3-5 lobes. The leaves are Alternately arranged along the branches.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: 3-5 lobed
Propagation:
Cuttings.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in fertile, well drained soil.