A flowering quince (Chaenomeles sp.) is an attractive, easy-to-grow shrub loved for beautiful spring blossoms that provide pops of color early in the season. As well as ornamental flowers and ...

Flowering quince is a good addition to a flowering hedge or is great as a specimen plant that may be showcased in a foundation planting. They bloom on old growth, so you do not want to prune them.

Until we moved to an old house on two patchwork-planted acres, I had never seen a flowering quince. When I first inspected them in June, I was underwhelmed. Each was a thicket of twiggy, green ...

Flowering quince (Chaenomeles speciosa) is one of our earliest flowering shrubs. It is an old-fashioned shrub in the rose family. Seasoned gardeners may also know this plant simply as japonica.

The Chaenomeles speciosa, commonly called flowering quince, is a beautiful spring-blooming deciduous shrub that is relatively easy to grow. It has showy flowers, often single but sometimes double ...

Flowering Quince. Image Credit: Shutterstock. Early-stage care can bring up a cold-resistant, stout shrub. Like Ninebark, these flowers serve as an open invitation to hummingbirds.

Flowering quince (Chaenomeles japonica) was called “japonica” when I was growing up. “Japonica” refers to its homeland. It was brought to America from Japan in the 1800s and quickly ...

Q: Can you help me identify this shrub that flowered this spring? We’ve lived on this property for over 10 years but have never noticed it because it is on a part of the property that is not mowed. I ...

Make plans now to prune spring-flowering shrubs, such as forsythia, lilac, viburnum and flowering quince, after they finish blooming. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 81°F.

A flowering quince (Chaenomeles sp.) is an attractive, easy-to-grow shrub loved for beautiful spring blossoms that provide pops of color early in the season.As well as ornamental flowers and ...