Melinda Myers

Flowering Quince

Botanical Name

Chaenomeles speciosa

Min Zone

4

Max Zone

8

Height

6 to 10 feet

Width

6 to 10 feet

Flowers

January-March in South, April in the North: red to scarlet, salmon, white, yellow, pink, orange; single and double

Fruit

Apple-like pome, 2-3 inches, edible

Light

Full sun (best flowering) to part shade

Soil

Moist, well-drained, avoid high pH

Planting & Care

• Transplant balled and burlap or from container
• Early spring freezes can kill flower buds
• Blooms on old wood

Problems

Chlorosis in high pH, aphids, leaf spot, fire blight, scab, rabbits, thorns on stems

Varieties

• Chaenomeles x superba 'Texas Scarlet' - few thorns, profuse tomato-red flowers, low growing 3 to 4 feet tall and wide
• Mandarin - orange flowers
• Contorta - twisted stems and leaves, pale pink flowers, 6 feet tall and wide
• Cameo - double apricot-pink flowers, 4 feet tall and wide, good disease resistance
• Toyo-Nishiki - red, white and pink flowers in same cluster, 6 to 10 feet tall