flowering currant

noun

an ornamental shrub, Ribes sanguineum , growing to 2 to 3 metres (6 to 9ft) in height, with red, crimson, yellow, or white flowers: family Saxifragaceae

The stock used is the flowering currant, Ribes aureum, which forms a sufficiently strong and upright growth for this purpose.

Ivy leaves do well, leaves of the black or red currant or gooseberry bushes are better, and the flowering currant better still.

The Flowering Currant is a delightful shrub, and one that anyone can grow, and one that will flourish anywhere.

The little gardens were bright with daffodils, mezereon, and flowering currant.

The ever-prevailing flowering currant lit the landscape with a hue of roses.

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