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Shrub ID

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Vintageroses · 16/05/2026 14:45

Can anyone tell me what this shrub is please ? Ds1 has just moved into his first house and we are trying to figure out what’s what with the garden !

Shrub ID
Shrub ID
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JustinThyme · 16/05/2026 14:46

That looks like a currant to me

catipuss · 16/05/2026 14:46

And me.

Griselinia · 16/05/2026 14:49

Looks like a redcurrant

Geneticsbunny · 16/05/2026 15:00

I agree with currant. Could it be a flowering currant?

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Vintageroses · 16/05/2026 15:01

Thankyou v much
and there’s these pink ones too. Seems too pretty for a weed ?

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Cheesipuff · 16/05/2026 15:06

The currant one -if you squeeze some leaves there will be a blackcurranty smell

InveterateBigot · 16/05/2026 15:10

The pink flower - persicaria?

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Vintageroses · 16/05/2026 15:49

Brilliant Thankyou

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AlwaysGardening · 16/05/2026 16:27

Persicaria bistorta

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