Red Flowering Currant

Red Flowering Currant

Red Flowering Currant 

Red-flowering Currant in its bloom-time is definitely a not-to-be-overlooked piece of work, but its long and arduous journey to this time of colorful flowering splendor is fascinating to watch unfold. And right outside my bedroom window I am fortunate to have an eight foot tall Red-flowering Currant to closely observe.
Plantologists consider Red-flowering Currant early bloomers-and early they are indeed. Some years by the first of January I can see small buds with pink petals protruding-starting to appear on the naked reddish-brown branches. And then begins each year a very halting, stop and go process of floral budding.

Red Flowering Currant

Red Flowering Currant

Red Flowering Currant

Red Flowering Currant