Yellow Flowers

The flowers below are from a bush growing in a pathway by a high rise. The bush is part of the "landscape architecture" of the area, but it stands a lone plant amidst the concrete and glass, giving the place a surprising burst of color during these spring days.

As I took the photographs, I could smell a whiff of something sweet, a little like freshly baked cake or cookies.

I used "google image" to find out what the plant is.

It is:

Ribes aureum, known commonly as the golden currant, is a species in the genus Ribes. It is native to Canada, most of the United States (except the southeast) and northern Mexico. The species Ribes odoratum is closely related, and sometimes named Ribes aureum var. villosum.

Description
Ribes aureum is a small to medium-sized deciduous shrub, 2–3 metres (6.6–9.8 ft) tall. Leaves are green, shaped similarly to gooseberry leaves, turning red in autumn.

The plant blooms in spring with racemes of conspicuous golden yellow flowers, often with a pronounced fragrance similar to that of cloves or vanilla. Flowers may also be shades of cream to reddish, and are borne in clusters of up to 15. The shrub produces berries about 1 centimeter in diameter from an early age. Ripe fruits, amber yellow to black in color, are edible. The flowers are also edible.

Cultivation
Ribes aureum is widely cultivated as an ornamental plant, in traditional, native plant, drought tolerant, and wildlife gardens, and natural landscaping projects. Unlike some other species of currants, Ribes aureum is in the remarkably drought-tolerant group of Ribes. [Source: Wikipedia]

So there you have it: cloves and vanilla.

I broke off a stalk, and have it sitting in a mug. The flowers' scent fills up the room subtly. It is more of a honeysuckle scent rather than the gastronomic vanilla or cloves.







This bottom rendition is actually an overexposed, unsaturated image. It looks like I altered it in Photoshop. I think it looks like an impressionistic oil painting. This might be what I can aim for some time.


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Posted By: Kidist P. Asrat
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