mystery flowering currant variety
 

I wonder if anyone can help. From a local garden group I have purchased a 'Ribes Gordianum'. It looks like an ordinary flowering currant, except that the flowers are pretty peach and gold coloured. I have trawled the net looking for a bit more info on size etc, and cannot find a mention! Does anyone know of it?
thanks
Melanie

mystery flowering currant variety
 

In article m, melanie
writes
I wonder if anyone can help. From a local garden group I have purchased
a 'Ribes
Gordianum'. It looks like an ordinary flowering currant,
except that the flowers
are pretty peach and gold coloured. I have
trawled the net looking for a bit
more info on size etc, and cannot
find a mention! Does anyone know of it?
thanks
Melanie
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I'd guess that this is Ribes x gordonianum, which is a hybrid of Ribes
aureum and Ribes sanguineum. (I guessed what might have been mispelt as
Gordianum.) 75 links found in Google.
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Stewart Robert Hinsley

mystery flowering currant variety
 

Expect a height 6-8'or more. Spread 5'. No fruits but fabulous racemes of
flowers to nearly 2'!! It was a cross between R. aureum and R.sanguineum.
Best Wishes
"Stewart Robert Hinsley" wrote in message
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In article m, melanie
writes
I wonder if anyone can help. From a local garden group I have purchased
a 'Ribes
Gordianum'. It looks like an ordinary flowering currant,
except that the flowers
are pretty peach and gold coloured. I have
trawled the net looking for a bit
more info on size etc, and cannot
find a mention! Does anyone know of it?
thanks
Melanie
--
melanie
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posted via www.GardenBanter.co.uk


I'd guess that this is Ribes x gordonianum, which is a hybrid of Ribes
aureum and Ribes sanguineum. (I guessed what might have been mispelt as
Gordianum.) 75 links found in Google.
--
Stewart Robert Hinsley

mystery flowering currant variety
 

Hello Melanie

In article m,
melanie wrote:
I wonder if anyone can help. From a local garden group I have purchased
a 'Ribes Gordianum'. It looks like an ordinary flowering currant,
except that the flowers are pretty peach and gold coloured. I have
trawled the net looking for a bit more info on size etc, and cannot
find a mention! Does anyone know of it?
thanks

RHS Dictionary of Gardening (1951 edition)

Ribes X Gordonianum
(R areum x R sanguineum)
Intermediate in most characteristics, but not as beautiful as either . fl
racemes of about 20 reddish oitside, yellow within April Sterile Raised at
Shrubland Park Ipswich about 1837 SYN R Beatonii

John

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