flowering currant

British  

noun

1. 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

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Example Sentences

Dix organized work parties to clear paths and applied for a $2,200 King Conservation District grant to landscape and replant it with native plants — bunchberry, Oregon grape, flowering currant, salal.

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We’ve grown especially fond of snowberry, flowering currant, our two native strawberries, wood sorrel, vine maple and of course, our state flower, the Pacific rhododendron.

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After being freed from their vines, nine oaks now shelter two kinds of camas, plus alliums, trillium, red flowering currant and more, among prairie grasses.

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Photographer’s description: “This mature male Anna’s hummingbird has been guarding this valuable food source, a lone red flowering currant, on the beach in Edmonds for weeks. At last, his long wait is about to end, as the blossom buds are ready to burst open. The photo was taken in bright overcast to capture the full range of colors in this magnificent bird, using a Canon R6, ISO 2500, 472 mm, f9, 1/2000 sec.”

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Stiller added two ceramic birdbaths and a bird feeder filled with black oil sunflower seeds, all of which sit among her yard’s Northwest native plantings — red sorrel, oceanspray, red flowering currant and more.

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