Flowering Quince

COMMON NAME:  Flowering Quince

BOTANICAL NAME:  Chaenomeles japonica 

PRONUNCIATION:  key-NOM-me-lees jah-PON-ih-kah 



Deciduous - Sun / Shade

Ht. 4’-6’ Spread 4’-6’ Spacing 3’-4’



HABIT:  First shrub to bloom each year in late winter. Flowers are various shades of red, pink, and white.

CULTURE:  Best in prepared beds but tolerates a wide range of soils. Will grow in sun or shade but blooms better in sun. Relatively drought tolerant.



USES:  Spring flower display.

PROBLEMS:  Leaf spot, chlorosis, heat.



NOTES:  I use this plant more as a source of cut flowers than as a shrub since it looks so bad in the summer months. Native to China. Common flowering quince C. speciosa is the larger growing variety.

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