Blackcurrant Bush?????

[PandaUK]

Can anyone tell me what are the colour of the flowers of the blackcurrant bush? My Mother-in-Law has a bush in her garden that she claims is blackcurrant, the bush is about 6 ft tall, and has pink flowers hanging in clusters from it. Now I thought they were the same yellow/white colour that my redcurrants are.

Am I mistaken, or is it just that my Mother-in-Law is trying to get rid of me!!!

Thank you for any help

[jjcaa1995]

I have 4 blackcurrant bushes they are 10 years old and are 3foot tall and 3 foot wide at the moment there in bud 6foot seams a tall story. Regards

[Jules001]

I think 6ft tall for a blackcurrant isn't right, it maybe a flowering currant try Google image search and put in flowering currant or Ribes and see what you think.

[Hawkwalk]

rub a piece of bark away with your finger and smell it. It will smell of blackcurrant. Although ornamental varieties will also smell of blackcurrant it will tell you if it is a Ribes.

[PandaUK]

Thank you for suggesting the Google of Ribes, I have found the plant, Ribes sanguineum �Pulborough Scarlet� is the exact plant, but nowhere that I have looked so far indicates if it is edible or poison. I do so want to get my facts right, before opening my mouth, into which I could place my size 5's.

[Hawkwalk]

That is an ornamental variety grown for its flowers and not for the fruit. Although not poisonous it is not classed as an edible and will not taste very nice.

[PandaUK]

Thank you very much for your help on this.

Hopefully Mother will not try to slip me some now.