Ribes sanguineum 'Elk River Red'
Common name: 
Elk River Red Flowering Currant
Pronunciation: 
ri-BEEZ san-gwin-EE-um
Family: 
Grossulariaceae
Genus: 
Ribes
Type: 
Broadleaf
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon: 
Yes
  • Broadleaf deciduous multistemmed shrub, 8-10 × 7 ft (2.4-3 ×2 m), upright-arching to rounded habit.  Leaves alternate, simple.  Reddish pink flowers in drooping clusters.  Fruit blue-black with whitish bloom.
  • Sun, for best flower production, but can be grown in part shade.  Drought tolerant when established.  Blooms before ‘King Edward VII’
  • Hardy to USDA Zone 6     Reportedly collected in about 1970 close to the Elk River near sea coast town of Port Orford, Oregon.
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  • flowering branches

    flowering branches

  • flower clusters

    flower clusters