An attractive, spiny, ornamental shrub bearing slender, dark red fuchsia-like flowers in April and May, followed by spherical, bristly, red fruit. This award-winning, fuchsia-flowered currant is perfect for training into a fan-shape against a sunny fence or wall. Often semi-evergreen in mild areas of the country, Ribes speciosum tolerates a range of soil conditions, including extremely dry and waterlogged.