Index : Hedging, Trees, Shrubs & Conifers : Hedging, Trees, Shrubs & Conifers E-H : FLOWERING CURRANT, KING EDWARD VII Ribes sanguineum King Edward VII Suitable for any normal soil and position and  Ultimate Height 6ft (1.8m) Exposed/Windy Hedge Height 3-5ft (90-150cm) Damp Shade Av. Growth/Year* 1ft (30cm) Dry Shade Wet Sites Native Coastal Areas Evergreen Chalky Soil   Av. Growth/Year* = Average growth per year in first 10-20 years, click here for more details.

Enlarge picture / more pictures Flowering Currant, King Edward VII in flower. Display hedge at the Garden Centre.

Colourful deciduous shrub with fragrant mid to dark green lobed leaves and masses of really colourful 2 to 4 inch (5 to 10cm) long pendent intense crimson flowers from late March to May. These are followed by globose blue-black berries in autumn. HEDGE Trim after flowering and again in August. For hedges 3-5ft (0.9m-1.5m). Plant 2ft (60cm) apart. SHRUB 6ft x 5ft (1.8m x 1.5m).

Price per plant for   1+ 5+ 50+ 250+  Br  1.5-2ft 40-60cm £1.49 £1.35 £1.26 £1.09 Br = Bare rooted cutting, layer etc.   We can only sell bare-rooted/transplanted plants when they are dormant. Depending on the weather this is normally between November and March. Orders for bare-rooted plants will be despatched in November. We only charge for goods paid by credit/debit cards when they are despatched.