Ribes rubrum 'Red Lake' is a compact Red Currant for culinary or dessert use. This deciduous shrub produces clusters of pale green flowers in spring. They are followed by a heavy crop of long, drooping clusters of medium to large, edible, bright red currants which ripen in mid-summer.

Ribes rubrum is a deciduous shrub normally growing to 1–1.5 metres (3 + 1 ⁄ 2 –5 feet) tall, occasionally 2 m (7 ft), with five-lobed leaves arranged spirally on the stems.

It is an unarmed, spreading shrub with three- or five-lobed leaves, 2 to 4 in. across, heart-shaped at the base, very downy beneath, and with scattered hairs above, at least when young; stalk from half to twice as long as the blade. Flowers saucer-shaped, flattish, greenish, produced in recurved racemes from the joints of last year’s wood.

Arching to dangling clusters of 8 to 20 stalked flowers, one or more clusters arising from leaf axils. Flowers are about ¼ inch across, saucer-shaped with 5 inconspicuous, erect, creamy to pinkish petals. Alternating with the petals are 5 stamens with …

First published in Sp. Pl.: 200 (1753) The native range of this species is W. Europe. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the temperate biome. Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, Netherlands, Spain.

Garden red currant is an upright shrub that is often cultivated ('Red Lake') for its edible, red fleshy berries. It prefers to grow in rich soils in cool climates. With its red berries, it resembles the rare native New England species, R. triste, but it doesn't have stalked glands on …

Ribes rubrum, commonly called red currant is grown primarily for its fruit. The genus name Ribes is derived from the Arabic ribas, the name used for Rheum ribes (Syrian rhubarb), an unrelated, wild rhubarb species.

Genus: Ribes Species: rubrum 'Red Lake' Hardiness Zone: 3 to 7 Height: 3 to 5 ft Width: 3 to 5 ft. Description: Red Lake currant is grown primarily for its fruit production of tart, red currants (although it can be used as an ornamental hedge). They are usually used in cooking, although they can be eaten directly off the bush when ripe.

Ribes is the only genus in the family Grossulariaceae. Ribes species are medium shrub-like plants [6] with marked diversity in flowers and fruit. [7] . They have either palmately lobed or compound leaves, and some have thorns. [6] . The sepals of the flowers are larger than the petals, and fuse into a tube of saucer shape. [6] .

Ribes rubrum, commonly known as red currant, is a deciduous shrub native to parts of Western Europe. It belongs to the family Grossulariaceae and is known for its clusters of bright red, edible berries.