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Shrub ID please

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NotAnEMERGENCY · 05/04/2018 17:42

Can anyone help?

Shrub ID please
Shrub ID please
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nemno · 05/04/2018 17:50

Flowering Currant I think.

JT05 · 05/04/2018 17:56

Yes flowering currant. After the flowers are finished you can prune it to a better shape.😁
They are lovely shrubs at this time of year, but IMO smell a bit like cats wee!
Mine’s planted at the bottom of the garden.

Tiddlywinks63 · 05/04/2018 17:57

I agree, Ribes Sanguinereum, flowering currant. Unfortunately the flowers can smell like cat's pee.......☹️

NotAnEMERGENCY · 05/04/2018 17:58

Yup, I've googled it and that's exactly what the blossoms look like. Thank you!

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Tiddlywinks63 · 05/04/2018 17:58

X-post!

NotAnEMERGENCY · 05/04/2018 18:07

It's leaning over to one side a lot. Will it be possible to prune it to a more decent shape after flowering?

How easy/difficult would it be to move a Ribes sanguineum that size? Would it even be possible to put it in a container? (If so, what size pot would I need?)

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NotAnEMERGENCY · 05/04/2018 18:08

Sorry - just saw JT05's comment about pruning it to a better shape!

My questions about moving it and the container still stands though...

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Tiddlywinks63 · 05/04/2018 18:14

Certainly you can prune it quite hard after flowering, I'm not sure about potting it up. They're pretty tough but might be easier to buy a young one if you want to grow it in a tub op. I'm not convinced that a mature shrub would take kindly to being uprooted (though I've successfully moved mature rose bushes).

NotAnEMERGENCY · 05/04/2018 19:38

OK - thanks for the advice.

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