help identify a bush which the bumblebees like a lot

[straush]

we have this bush which i would like to propagate - assuming cuttings will do.  But i do not know what it is.

is anyone able to assist.

[straush]

[ACE]

Ribes, flowering currant, easy to take cuttings, leaves should smell like a black  currant bush when crushed.

[ACE]

Forgot to say, it will prune and shape to tidy it up, preferably just after flowering. Just when you want your cuttings.

[straush]

brilliant thanks -looks like i had to take hardwood cuttings in winter ... (from rhs website)


think i can take a chance and do it after flowering  ?

[ACE]

Hardwood, soft wood, layering, they all work with this one. It even has a 'hairy' leaf for leaf cuttings. I found one called white icicle  in a garden we were cleaning up. It had really got out of hand, but it had rooted everywhere it touched the ground. I have a nice one in the garden taken from our tidying up

[Debs]

Ace,
Is this similar in growth habit to a buddleia?
I'm looking for bee & butterfly friendly shrubs for my garden

Debs 

[gray1720]

Hi Debs,

It's not as rampant as buddleia and less woody so it's easier to keep in shape. Likes sun best, but will flower in shade. Ours was a blow-in or, more likely a bird dropping, is in a hedge on the north of our garden with the house blocking a lot of sun.

As far as  I am aware, they are tough as old boots.

Adrian

[ancellsfarmer]

Ace,
Is this similar in growth habit to a buddleia?
I'm looking for bee & butterfly friendly shrubs for my garden

Debs 
Other easy to grow possibilities:
rosemary
lavender
hebe
korean mint (perennial)