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Old 07-05-2009, 12:56 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default Japanese Wineberry (was Lily of the valley and Japanese anemone)

On Thu, 7 May 2009 Sacha wrote:

What they've illustrated is not Rubus phoenicolasius but looks more
like redcurrant!


No, no, no! The leaves are wrong for redcurrant! But the berries do
look like redcurrant. Wineberry berries are smallish like a wild
blackberry, orange rather than red like a raspberry, and shiny.


Found this:
http://www.british-wild-flowers.co.u...nicolasius.htm


Ah yes, that's more like it. :-)

David

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