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jeatacake

Based in St Helens. I grow flowers, fruit & veg at home, on my allotment & in Thailand. Prefer the exotic & unusual & to share tips, ideas, seeds etc.

Ribes speciosum

  • Season Icon Mid SpringMid Spring 2019
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jeatacake

Please help me identify this plant. Saw this today (20-4-2019) at Biddulph Grange, Staffordshire. It was trained against a wall, has fuchsia-like flowers & Hawthorne-like leaves. I have no idea what it might be! 🤔

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anges

It looks like a thin Fuchsia 😁 , no idea sorry Jeff. Like Biddulph Grange 😊

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jeatacake

That's what I thought Ange from a distance, until I saw the leaves. 🤔 @anges

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jeatacake

Me too Cyndi. Wouldn't mind having one! @cyndi

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jeatacake

Ha ha, maybe in autumn & when not so busy too 😉 @cyndi

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nmg333

Fuchsia flower gooseberry

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valjones-hughes

Mm there are fuchsias similar but don’t recall ever seeing any with leaves like this. No idea!

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terrimclaughlin

At first it does look like some type of fuchsia but I bet it’s not. Hope someone knows. From one of your wonderful travels!!😊💕

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jeatacake

Nice one Neil. Well spotted 👌 @nmg333

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jeatacake

Neil @nmg333 got it 👏 Those leaves were definitely like Gooseberry leaves, more so than Hawthorne! @valjones-hughes @terrimclaughlin @anges & @cyndi

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nmg333

Your welcome Jeff. Does look nice in full flower

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kez001uk

Whatever it is it’s gorgeous 😍

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