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Red Flowering Currant (Ribes sanquineum): A plant sale favorite, this lovely, thornless, deciduous shrub grows up to 10 feet tall. Tubular flowers appear in early spring and vary in color from pink to deep magenta. Very popular with hummingbirds, it blooms around the same time the hummingbirds are migrating back to the islands. Plant in sun to part shade in moist to fairly dry, well-drained soil. $20 for a bundle of 5 bare root plants, 6-12, inches, grown from plugs.
