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is this Ribes odoratum?

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Quite tall upright shrub > 6 ft and fairly vigorous. I pruned it back to 2-3 feet a couple of years ago and it's taller than me now. The flowers are lightly fragrant. Thank you.




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The flowers do not look right for a Ribes, to me at least.

21 Apr, 2009

 

I've just planted one of these (and posted a photo of the flowers). Yes, it is R.odoratum

21 Apr, 2009

 

Yes , I have just bought one, went to buy the red american currant came home with the oberatum, glad to hear is grows well, had not seen it before.

21 Apr, 2009

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