Help with shrub please

[Brian Ellis]

At the Norfolk and Norwich Show Yesterday the class for four shrubs included this one - of course it was not named.  Several of the narcissi were NAS'd as they were not named Rule 17 (apparently). It is one I have not come across before and would love to grow.  Can anyone help with the identification please?  At first we thought it was some sort of ribes, but doesn't have the scent, the leaves look familiar...

[Hoy]

Looks like a Ribes x gordonianum to me

...and you have one of the parents behind R odoratum I think.

[Maggi Young]

Read the history here....

http://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/RHS-Publications/Journals/Hanburyana/Hanburyan-issues/Volume-5--June-2011/Ribes-%C3%97-beatonii,-the-original-name-for-Ribes-aure

 (N.B. The link looks incomplete, but it works)

[mark smyth]

It looks lovely. What size is it?

[Maggi Young]

Missouri says 3-5 ft with a spread of 4 to 6 ft :
http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/gardens-gardening/your-garden/plant-finder/plant-details/kc/c728/ribes-x-gordonianum.aspx

[Brian Ellis]

Cheers Trond, my goodness this forum is good!  

...and thanks of course, Maggi, most interesting

[Maggi Young]

My pleasure, Brian.... I always think these little extra bits of info are interesting. 

[Hoy]

Cheers Trond, my goodness this forum is good!  

...and thanks of course, Maggi, most interesting

I agree, Brian 
 And I second the thanks to Maggi - interesting reading.

[Michael J Campbell]

Can anyone help with the identification of this shrub  please?

[Richard Green]

Sorry, back to the Ribes picture for just one second.  Brian, was there really a class for "a plate of beetroot" at the Norfolk and Norwich Show? 

[Hoy]

Michael, have you considered Rhaphiolepis indica?

[Maggi Young]

I agree you have the correct name, Hoy.

Some other Rhaphiolepis are shown here : http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=3639.msg97114#msg97114  by Luit.  He later mentions that R. indica does not grow very well for him.... your brother doesn't seem to have that problem!

[Michael J Campbell]

Thanks Maggi and Hoy, I have passed the name to my brother. It appears to be growing well for him.

[Lvandelft]

I agree you have the correct name, Hoy.

Some other Rhaphiolepis are shown here : http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=3639.msg97114#msg97114  by Luit.  He later mentions that R. indica does not grow very well for him.... your brother doesn't seem to have that problem!

At first I must point out that my pink Rhaphiolepis was not R. indica, but a so called "hardier"cross, R. x delacouri.
But alas the normal white Rhaphiolepis and the pink R. x delacouri both did not survive the severe winter with - 15C-18C, just above 10 cms. of snow. I left them still to see if they probably thrive, but until now no green points visible at all... 

[Maggi Young]

Oh, dear, a shame you have lost those, Luit.