Ribes speciosum

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

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Read about Ribes speciosum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Ribes speciosum, Pursh (R. fuchsioides, Moc. & Sesse. Grossularia speciosa, Cov. & Brit.). Fig. 3408. Evergreen shrub, to 12 ft., with stout sts.; branches usually bristly; spines 3, stout, 1/2-3/4in. long: lvs. coriaceous, orbicular to obovate, rounded to broadly cuneate, 3—5-lobed or crenate-dentate, glabrous or sparingly glandular-hairy, lustrous above, 1/2-1 1/2 in. long: fls. 2-4, bright red, on slender pendulous peduncles, 4-merous; tube broadly campanulate; sepals upright, parallel, about 1/3in. long, about as long as the scarlet convolute petals; stamens 2-4 times as long as petals: fr. ovoid, glandular-bristly, red. Calif. B.R. 1557. B.M. 3530. Gn. 9, p. 586; 31, p. 333; 34, p. 230.G.C. III. 34:71. R.H. 1900:98; 1908, p. 29. J.H. III. 54:207.—One of the most showy gooseberries, but not hardy North. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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