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Ribes sanguineum 'King Edward VII' hedge plants are a wonderful addition to any space. With fragrant clusters of pendulous flowers that provide an early nectar for bees, Flowering Currant is a great informal shrub. Flowering Currant also provides edible currant like berries and its foliage releases a lovely aroma when crushed.
Best Features: fragrant flowers, scented foliage, wildlife friendly, berries
Ideal For Hedges: 1-2m
Growth Rate: Average | 30-40cm
Position: Sunny, partial shade, normal soil, sheltered or exposed, inland or coastal
Flowering Currant hedge (Ribes sanguineum 'King Edward VII') description
Ribes sanguineum 'King Edward VII' will grow in almost all soils in full sun to partial shade. A deciduous shrub, the flowering currant bush makes a good informal hedge.
Most popular uses for Flowering Currant hedging
Flowering Currant hedges make a great wildlife friendly habitat or informal feature. The edible berries and floral nectar of Ribes sanguineum 'King Edward VII' are a favourite with passing wildlife.
Growth rate of Ribes sanguineum 'King Edward VII' hedges
Flowering Currant is an average growing plant and should achieve 30-40cm per year. Ribes sanguineum is great for hedging of 2-3m.
Care advice for Flowering Currant shrubs
A light prune in late winter or early spring is all that Ribes sanguineum 'King Edward VII' hedges require. Please view the best4hedging planting instructions and advice section for further information.
Suggested planting density for Ribes sanguineum 'King Edward VII' hedging
For information regarding planting density for flowering currant, please see the product table. In the 'No. Per Metre' column you will find our recommended plant density for each individual plant species and root type.
Ribes sanguineum 'King Edward VII' is available year round as pot grown plants. Bare root Ribes sanguineum 'King Edward VII' plants are available for delivery from November to late April/early May and can be pre-ordered from mid-summer.
On the whole, our Flowering Currant hedging plants are UK grown by our hands-on nursery team who are thoroughly experienced. On the rare occasion that we source Ribes sanguineum 'King Edward VII' from outside of the UK we go strive to ensure our suppliers cannot be beaten on quality. At best for hedging we go to every length to provide the freshest condition plants at the highest possible standard, all whilst maintaining our superb prices. Rest assured, you can buy Flowering Currant hedging online with complete confidence.
Delivery Time - Please note that delivery times are currently 2-5 days. *Some troughs, trees and premium products may take up to 14 days delivery.
Free Delivery - The majority of orders over the minimum order values shown below are delivered FREE to UK Mainland. Please note, we are unable to deliver to N.I. and the Republic of Ireland. (Exceptions apply - see Delivery Areas)