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Flowering quinces (Chaenomeles)
Flowering quinces are spiny shrubs with clusters of flowers that can be bright orange, white, or pink. These plants bloom in late winter or early spring. They are popular ornamental shrubs due to their attractive appearance, as well as the spines that make them a good as barrier plants.
Lifespan
Perennial
Plant Type
Tree
Key Facts About Flowering quinces
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Attributes of Flowering quinces
Plant Height
1.5 m
Spread
1.5 m
Leaf type
Deciduous
Ideal Temperature
0 - 35 ℃
Scientific Classification of Flowering quinces
Distribution of Flowering quinces
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Distribution Map of Flowering quinces
Native
Cultivated
Invasive
Potentially invasive
Exotic
No species reported
How to Grow and Care for Flowering quinces
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Flowering quinces are deciduous or semi-evergreen shrubs known for their attractive flowers and edible fruit. Basic care involves full to partial sun exposure, well-draining soil with a neutral to acidic pH and regular watering to keep the soil moist, especially in dry periods. Common challenges include fire blight, leaf spot, and pests like aphids. Seasonal considerations entail pruning after spring blooming to maintain shape, reducing water in winter, and protecting from severe frost. Mulching in autumn helps to retain soil moisture and regulate temperature.
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8 most common species：
Japanese flowering quince
Japanese flowering quince is an easy-care plant that is known for its beautiful spring blooms and apple-shaped fruit. It grows to a small shrub and is also popular as a bonsai plant. When left raw the fruit of the quince is very tart and often too hard to eat, but it can be cooked and used for jams and jellies.
Flowering quince
Flowering quince (Chaenomeles speciosa) is a deciduous shrub that’s native to China. Its edible fruit appears in autumn and is often used in jams and jellies. The plant can also be used as a privacy hedge that will attract hummingbirds in droves.
Cathay quince
Cathay quince is characterized by its spreading, thorny branches, and stunning white to pink blossom clusters. A deciduous shrub native to China's temperate regions, it boasts glossy, apple-green foliage which becomes a vibrant backdrop for its bold, scarlet fruit. These pome fruits persist into winter, offering sustenance to local wildlife against the stark, leafless silhouette of its woody frame.
Flowering quince 'Scarlet Storm'
With flowers extending to the end of its branches, the flowering quince 'Scarlet Storm' is a fruitless and thornless flowering quince cultivar. Developed at North Carolina State University, this cultivar is unique from other flowering quinces as it has flowers at the tips of its branches. Gardeners keep this cultivar for its double blooming capability.
Flowering quince 'Moerloosei'
The Chaenomeles speciosa 'Moerloosei' is a deciduous shrub popular for its clusters of pale pink and white blossoms. It was introduced in Moerloose in Belgium, hence the name. This ornamental addition to the garden blooms in early spring and is enjoyed for the way it provides early color. It can be trained on a trellis or wall as well as used as a shrub or a hedge plant.
Flowering quince 'Coral Sea'
As suggested by its name, flowering quince 'Coral Sea' produces heavy waves of coral-colored flowers. These flowers bloom abundantly in the early spring and are followed by fruits. While not typically eaten directly, these fruits can be cooked. This plant can be grown as a hedge or ornamentally.
Flowering quince 'Pink Lady'
The award-winning flowering quince 'Pink Lady' is popular for its early blooming habit and a lack of thorns on its branches. As a selection of W. B. Clarke, it is named Flowering quince 'Pink Lady' for its vibrant pink buttercup-like flowers. Easy to care for, the flowering quince 'Pink Lady' are pest-resistant and make good shrub and hedge plants.
Flowering quince 'Rowallane'
Flowering quince 'Rowallane' is a particularly vigorous and hardy quince with bright red flowers. This quince is named after Rowallane Garden, a spectacular landscaped garden in the UK. It is easy to grow and its pretty flowers and color give it garden interest while its sharp spines make it a great protective border for more delicate plants.
All Species of Flowering quinces
Japanese flowering quince
Japanese flowering quince
Japanese flowering quince is an easy-care plant that is known for its beautiful spring blooms and apple-shaped fruit. It grows to a small shrub and is also popular as a bonsai plant. When left raw the fruit of the quince is very tart and often too hard to eat, but it can be cooked and used for jams and jellies.
Flowering quince
Flowering quince
Flowering quince (Chaenomeles speciosa) is a deciduous shrub that’s native to China. Its edible fruit appears in autumn and is often used in jams and jellies. The plant can also be used as a privacy hedge that will attract hummingbirds in droves.
Cathay quince
Cathay quince
Cathay quince is characterized by its spreading, thorny branches, and stunning white to pink blossom clusters. A deciduous shrub native to China's temperate regions, it boasts glossy, apple-green foliage which becomes a vibrant backdrop for its bold, scarlet fruit. These pome fruits persist into winter, offering sustenance to local wildlife against the stark, leafless silhouette of its woody frame.
Flowering quince 'Scarlet Storm'
Flowering quince 'Scarlet Storm'
With flowers extending to the end of its branches, the flowering quince 'Scarlet Storm' is a fruitless and thornless flowering quince cultivar. Developed at North Carolina State University, this cultivar is unique from other flowering quinces as it has flowers at the tips of its branches. Gardeners keep this cultivar for its double blooming capability.
Flowering quince 'Moerloosei'
Flowering quince 'Moerloosei'
The Chaenomeles speciosa 'Moerloosei' is a deciduous shrub popular for its clusters of pale pink and white blossoms. It was introduced in Moerloose in Belgium, hence the name. This ornamental addition to the garden blooms in early spring and is enjoyed for the way it provides early color. It can be trained on a trellis or wall as well as used as a shrub or a hedge plant.
Flowering quince 'Coral Sea'
Flowering quince 'Coral Sea'
As suggested by its name, flowering quince 'Coral Sea' produces heavy waves of coral-colored flowers. These flowers bloom abundantly in the early spring and are followed by fruits. While not typically eaten directly, these fruits can be cooked. This plant can be grown as a hedge or ornamentally.
Flowering quince 'Pink Lady'
Flowering quince 'Pink Lady'
The award-winning flowering quince 'Pink Lady' is popular for its early blooming habit and a lack of thorns on its branches. As a selection of W. B. Clarke, it is named Flowering quince 'Pink Lady' for its vibrant pink buttercup-like flowers. Easy to care for, the flowering quince 'Pink Lady' are pest-resistant and make good shrub and hedge plants.
Flowering quince 'Rowallane'
Flowering quince 'Rowallane'
Flowering quince 'Rowallane' is a particularly vigorous and hardy quince with bright red flowers. This quince is named after Rowallane Garden, a spectacular landscaped garden in the UK. It is easy to grow and its pretty flowers and color give it garden interest while its sharp spines make it a great protective border for more delicate plants.
Flowering quince 'Kinshiden'
Flowering quince 'Kinshiden'
Flowering quince 'Kinshiden' is unique and incomparable, producing greenish or yellow flowers instead of its ancestor's red, white, or pink ones. It's a Chaenomeles cultivar originally derived from the Chaenomeles speciosa, or flowering quince. The name "Kinshiden" alludes to the plant's Japanese origin.
Flowering quince 'Orange Storm'
Flowering quince 'Orange Storm'
The flowering quince 'Orange Storm' is a type of flowering quince developed by Dr. Thomas Ranney at the North Carolina State University Extension Center. This cultivar is named for its brilliant orange flowers, which are large and have yellow centers. They are a good choice for a garden that gets a lot of sun.
Flowering quince 'Falconnet Charlet'
Flowering quince 'Falconnet Charlet'
Flowering quince 'Falconnet Charlet' is a delightful sight when in full bloom. It offers masses of dainty, double, salmon-pink flowers on tangled branches. Flowers bloom from for up to 6 weeks in spring. It is a cultivar of Chaenomeles speciosa. This cultivar is tolerant of clay soil and is drought-resistant.
Flowering quince 'Pink Storm'
Flowering quince 'Pink Storm'
Flowering quince 'Pink Storm' is a variant of Japanese Quince, developed by Dr. Thomas Ranney at the North Carolina State University Extension Center. As a cultivar, it blooms earlier than most other kinds of quince and produces beautiful, large pink flowers. They are easy to care for and deer resistant.
Flowering quince 'Cameo'
Flowering quince 'Cameo'
Flowering quince 'Cameo' is distinct for its double peach-colored flowers and compact size. A cultivar of Chaenomeles x superba, its name derives from the carved gems of the same name, drawing a connection with its small, bright flowers. Its fruits are edible but not as tasty as the fruit of its cousin, Cydonia oblonga.
Flowering quince
Flowering quince
Flowering quince is a hybrid of *Chaenomeles japonica* and *Chaenomeles* *speciosa* that is highly popular as a bonsai plant. It is also grown in gardens for its abundant flowers. Its spiny thorns make it a useful barrier plant. The name 'superba' simply means that it has superb ornamental characteristics. It is extremely frost-tolerant so can be grown in most climates.
Flowering quince 'Lemon and Lime'
Flowering quince 'Lemon and Lime'
While flowering quinces typically have orange-red flowers, the flowering quince 'Lemon and Lime' stands out immediately because of its pale yellow flowers. The lemon and lime of this hybrid's name comes from the appealing combination of lime green leaves and lemon yellow flowers. This is a popular garden specimen plant also good for borders and low hedging.
Flowering quince 'Nicoline'
Flowering quince 'Nicoline'
Flowering quince 'Nicoline' is a dwarf variety of quince that grows to a maximum height of 80 centimeters and a maximum spread of 1.6 meters. The variety has scarlet flowers that add a burst of color to early spring gardens. Unlike other varieties, which produce green fruits, its fruit is yellow.
Flowering quince 'Geisha Girl'
Flowering quince 'Geisha Girl'
The flowers of the flowering quince are usually red, but flowering quince 'Geisha Girl' has flowers in an attractively feminine shade of peach, worthy of a geisha girl. This shrub makes a great addition to a mixed border and blooms for long periods in early spring. The plant is famously easy to care for and thrives in most soil conditions. It can be grown by gardeners as a screen/barrier.
Flowering quince 'Jet Trail'
Flowering quince 'Jet Trail'
Looking at the flowering quince 'Jet Trail''s zig-zags of white blooms, you can see how it got its name. A cultivar resulting from the hybridization of the Chaenomeles 'japonica' and 'speciosa', flowering quince 'Jet Trail' displays a bounty of little white flowers embellished with golden anthers, which is vastly different from many other cultivars, which produce red and pink flowers.
Flowering quince 'Nivalis'
Flowering quince 'Nivalis'
Flowering quince 'Nivalis', a quince cultivar, is also known as the Japanese quince. It is so-named because it's flowers are snow-white when they bloom in early spring. This dense, deciduous shrub is not only decorative, it is resistant to browsing from deer and rabbits and extremely hardy, so it is often used as a border or hedge.
Flowering quince 'Texas Scarlet'
Flowering quince 'Texas Scarlet'
Flowering quince 'Texas Scarlet' is particularly compact for a species of flowering quince, which is its primary defining feature. It also produces a multitude of captivating red flowers with golden anthers in early spring, which makes it ideal for adding tremendous color to any display. It was named because of the color of its blooms and its state of origin.
Flowering quince 'Toyo-Nishiki'
Flowering quince 'Toyo-Nishiki'
Flowering quince 'Toyo-Nishiki' has a unique combination of pink, red, and white flowers on the same branch. Each flower may have patches of each color. These unique flowers mean that this cultivar is frequently used as an ornamental shrub, but it also used as a bonsai.
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Dracaena
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Fig trees
Fig trees have been cultivated in many regions for their fruits, particularly the common fig, F. carica. Most of the species have edible fruits, although the common fig is the only one of commercial value. Fig trees are also important food sources for wildlife in the tropics, including monkeys, bats, and insects.
Brambles
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Maples
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Prunus
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Nightshades
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Roses
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Oaks
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About
Key Facts
Distribution
How To Care
All Species
More Genus
Flowering quinces
Chaenomeles
Flowering quinces are spiny shrubs with clusters of flowers that can be bright orange, white, or pink. These plants bloom in late winter or early spring. They are popular ornamental shrubs due to their attractive appearance, as well as the spines that make them a good as barrier plants.
Lifespan
Perennial
Plant Type
Tree
Key Facts About Flowering quinces
Feedback
Attributes of Flowering quinces
Plant Height
1.5 m
Spread
1.5 m
Leaf type
Deciduous
Ideal Temperature
0 - 35 ℃
Scientific Classification of Flowering quinces
Distribution of Flowering quinces
Feedback
Distribution Map of Flowering quinces
Native
Cultivated
Invasive
Potentially invasive
Exotic
No species reported
How to Grow and Care for Flowering quinces
Feedback
Flowering quinces are deciduous or semi-evergreen shrubs known for their attractive flowers and edible fruit. Basic care involves full to partial sun exposure, well-draining soil with a neutral to acidic pH and regular watering to keep the soil moist, especially in dry periods. Common challenges include fire blight, leaf spot, and pests like aphids. Seasonal considerations entail pruning after spring blooming to maintain shape, reducing water in winter, and protecting from severe frost. Mulching in autumn helps to retain soil moisture and regulate temperature.
Exploring the Flowering quinces Plants
Feedback
8 most common species：
Japanese flowering quince
Japanese flowering quince is an easy-care plant that is known for its beautiful spring blooms and apple-shaped fruit. It grows to a small shrub and is also popular as a bonsai plant. When left raw the fruit of the quince is very tart and often too hard to eat, but it can be cooked and used for jams and jellies.
Flowering quince
Flowering quince (Chaenomeles speciosa) is a deciduous shrub that’s native to China. Its edible fruit appears in autumn and is often used in jams and jellies. The plant can also be used as a privacy hedge that will attract hummingbirds in droves.
Cathay quince
Cathay quince is characterized by its spreading, thorny branches, and stunning white to pink blossom clusters. A deciduous shrub native to China's temperate regions, it boasts glossy, apple-green foliage which becomes a vibrant backdrop for its bold, scarlet fruit. These pome fruits persist into winter, offering sustenance to local wildlife against the stark, leafless silhouette of its woody frame.
Flowering quince 'Scarlet Storm'
With flowers extending to the end of its branches, the flowering quince 'Scarlet Storm' is a fruitless and thornless flowering quince cultivar. Developed at North Carolina State University, this cultivar is unique from other flowering quinces as it has flowers at the tips of its branches. Gardeners keep this cultivar for its double blooming capability.
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All Species of Flowering quinces
Japanese flowering quince
Flowering quince
Cathay quince
Flowering quince 'Scarlet Storm'
Flowering quince 'Moerloosei'
Flowering quince 'Coral Sea'
Flowering quince 'Pink Lady'
Flowering quince 'Rowallane'
Flowering quince 'Kinshiden'
Flowering quince 'Orange Storm'
Flowering quince 'Falconnet Charlet'
Flowering quince 'Pink Storm'
Flowering quince 'Cameo'
Flowering quince
Flowering quince 'Lemon and Lime'
Flowering quince 'Nicoline'
Flowering quince 'Geisha Girl'
Flowering quince 'Jet Trail'
Flowering quince 'Nivalis'
Flowering quince 'Texas Scarlet'
Flowering quince 'Toyo-Nishiki'
More Popular Genus
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Dracaena
Dracaena are popular house plants that are easy to grow. They can tolerate low-light conditions and require little watering. Their leaves range from variegated to dark green. Their characteristic traits include woody stems that grow slowly but offer a striking appearance for small spaces such as apartments or offices.
Fig trees
Fig trees have been cultivated in many regions for their fruits, particularly the common fig, F. carica. Most of the species have edible fruits, although the common fig is the only one of commercial value. Fig trees are also important food sources for wildlife in the tropics, including monkeys, bats, and insects.
Brambles
Brambles are members of the rose family, and there are hundreds of different types to be found throughout the European countryside. They have been culturally significant for centuries; Christian folklore stories hold that when the devil was thrown from heaven, he landed on a bramble bush. Their vigorous growth habit can tangle into native plants and take over.
Maples
The popular tree family known as maples change the color of their leaves in the fall. Many cultural traditions encourage people to watch the colors change, such as momijigari in Japan. Maples popular options for bonsai art. Alternately, their sap is used to create maple syrup.
Prunus
Prunus is a genus of flowering fruit trees that includes almonds, cherries, plums, peaches, nectarines, and apricots. These are often known as "stone fruits" because their pits are large seeds or "stones." When prunus trees are damaged, they exhibit "gummosis," a condition in which the tree's gum (similar to sap) is secreted to the bark to help heal external wounds.
Nightshades
Nightshades is a large and diverse genus of plants, with more than 1500 different types worldwide. This genus incorporates both important staple food crops like tomato, potato, and eggplant, but also dangerous poisonous plants from the nightshade family. The name was coined by Pliny the Elder almost two thousand years ago.
Roses
Most species of roses are shrubs or climbing plants that have showy flowers and sharp thorns. They are commonly cultivated for cut flowers or as ornamental plants in gardens due to their attractive appearance, pleasant fragrance, and cultural significance in many countries. The rose hips (fruits) can also be used in jams and teas.
Oaks
Oaks are among the world's longest-lived trees, sometimes growing for over 1,000 years! The oldest known oak tree is in the southern United States and is over 1,500 years old. Oaks produce an exceedingly popular type of wood which is used to make different products, from furniture and flooring to wine barrels and even cosmetic creams.
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