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Ribes(King Edward)

Discussion in 'General Gardening Discussion' started by wiseowl, Mar 18, 2019.

  1. wiseowl

    wiseowl FRIENDLY ADMIN Staff Member

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    Good morning everyone I have a question for you,I had to move these two Ribes (King Edward at the end of last year,I have noticed that one of them is way behind the other one and I am wondering if you have the answer for me.Thank you:smile:

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    Could be several reasons Woo ....situation now, situation before (maybe one was in a sunnier spot and fruiting wood ripened better), the soil, one suffered more during transplantation and therefore taken longer to settle in, a shyer or later flowering clone, or did you prune it during the summer for any reason (?) or anything we could guess at!!:noidea:
    Did they flower at same time before?
    My feeling is not to concern yourself too much......It could well be your non flowering bush will simply flower a couple of weeks later!
    I have a large ribes in full flower here now.....a love hate shrub re scent it seems but I love it :)
    Incidentally, I would suggest you prune both your plants after flowering....Flowering and non flowering to produce thicker bushes :)
     
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      Good afternoon @Verdun my friend many thanks for your answer,I have noticed that the main stems are indeed green and alive but the top branches which are about 6 inches long, are red in colour seem to be brown underneath when scraped off,I shall follow your sound advice and leave it where it is and will prune them after flowering.:smile:
       
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      Ribes sanguinium 'King Edward VII' are often grown here. Normally, the would be pruned exactly as @Verdun says, after flowering. When the plant is to be rejuvenated, it would be cut down to about 30cm in the depths of Winter.

      @wiseowl I have guessed that you have those in your garden. The Swedish name for them is rosenrips! :)
       
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