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Gordons Currant in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Ribes x gordonianum syn. Ribes x beatonii

 

Gordon's Currant

Ribes x gordonanium is a hybrid between Ribes sanguineum (flowering currant) and Ribes petraeum (Rock redcurrant). It is a medium sized spineless shrub with aromatic foliage and that bears pendent clusters of tubular two-tone red and yellow flowers in Spring

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plant Features
  • Gordons Currant likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Gordons Currant likes very little water

    Very little water

  • Gordons Currant is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Gordons Currant likes moist and free draining

    Moist and free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Gordon's Currant

Latin name

Ribes x gordonianum syn. Ribes x beatonii

type

Deciduous Shrub

family

Grossulariaceae

ph

5.6 - 8.4 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Gordons Currant likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Frost

    Gordons Currant is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Soil

    Gordons Currant likes moist and free draining

    Moist and free draining

  • Water

    Gordons Currant likes very little water

    Very little water

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant
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full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Gordons Currant is 1.50meters x 2.00meters 1.50 M 2.00 M

Ribes x gordonianum syn. Ribes x beatonii

Ribes x gordonanium is a hybrid between Ribes sanguineum (flowering currant) and Ribes petraeum (Rock redcurrant). It is a medium sized spineless shrub with aromatic foliage and that bears pendent clusters of tubular two-tone red and yellow flowers in Spring


Flowering season.

From Mid Spring TO Late Spring

Ribes sanguineum varieties produce flowers in mid-spring. They have a pungent smell.

 

Plant container plants

From Early Spring TO Late Autumn

Plant container grown plants in spring or autumn. They tolerate a wide range of soil types that are fairly moist and well drained and prefer full sun or partial shade.

 

Propagation by Hardwood Cuttings

From Mid Autumn TO Late Autumn

Take hardwood cuttings of up to 3cm from this years growth, taken in autumn, making a clean cut from above a shoot and remove any soft growth. Nearly fill a container with fine grit at the bottom, to enable free draining, and a suitable compost. Place the cutting, having dipped he end in a rooting compound first, with a third of the cutting showing.

 
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