(Japanese Flowering Quince, Maule's Flowering Quince, Red Japanese Flowering Quince)

‘Rubra’ Japanese flowering quince is a cultivar of the popular shrub that originated in Japan. This low-growing variety blooms profusely in the spring with clusters of crimson flowers both before and after the leaves come out. Small, fragrant, greenish yellow, apple-shaped fruits with a red blush ripen in the fall and can be used for preserves and jellies. Its broad-spreading form and thorny branches make ‘Rubra’ Japanese flowering quince useful for hedges. It is adaptable to a wide range of soil...

(Japanese Flowering Quince, Maule's Flowering Quince, Sargent's Flowering Quince)

This selection of Japanese flowering quince, ‘Sargentiii,’ descends from a species native to Japan. It is a low-growing, deciduous shrub that blooms profusely in the spring with clusters of salmon-pink to soft orange flowers both before and after the leaves come out. Small, fragrant, greenish yellow, apple-shaped fruits with a red blush ripen in the fall and can be used for preserves and jellies.

For full bloom, grow ‘Sargentii’ in full sun. It tolerates a wide range of soils, including mildly...

(Flowering Quince)

When in bloom this Chinese shrub is a beauty, but through the rest of the season it has a coarse, rambling, ungainly look. Flowering quince is a spiny, medium-sized, deciduous shrub most noted for its clusters of bright red, bowl-shaped flowers that cover the plant in early spring, both before and after the foliage emerges. These are followed by small quince fruits that are edible and best eaten cooked into preserves or jelly.

The glossy, oval leaves of this hardy shrub are deep green and have...

(Flowering Quince, White Flowering Quince)

When in bloom this Chinese shrub is a beauty, but through the rest of the season it has a coarse, rambling, ungainly look. Flowering quince is a spiny, medium-sized, deciduous shrub. This cultivar is most noted for its clusters of clear white, bowl-shaped flowers that cover the plant in early spring, both before and after the foliage emerges. These are followed by small quince fruits that are edible and best eaten cooked into preserves or jelly.

The glossy, oval leaves of this hardy shrub are...

(Flowering Quince)

When in bloom this Chinese shrub is a beauty, but through the rest of the season it has a coarse, rambling, ungainly look. Flowering quince is a spiny, medium-sized, deciduous shrub. The old cultivar, 'Candida’, is noted for its clusters of white, bowl-shaped flowers that cover the plant in early spring, both before and after the foliage emerges. The origins of this selection are not known, but it has been in commerce since before 1868.

The glossy, oval leaves of this hardy shrub are deep...

(Flowering Quince)

Admired for its single, apple blossom pink and white blooms and named for famed Belgian horticulturist, Moerloose, flowering quince 'Moerloosei' is a very old cultivar that was first introduced in 1903. When in bloom this Chinese shrub is a beauty, but through the rest of the season it has a coarse, rambling, ungainly look. Flowering quince is a spiny, medium-sized, deciduous shrub most noted for its clusters of colorful, bowl-shaped flowers that cover the plant in early spring, both before and after...

(Flowering Quince, White Flowering Quince)

When in bloom this Chinese shrub is a beauty, but through the rest of the season it has a coarse, rambling, ungainly look. Flowering quince is a spiny, medium-sized, deciduous shrub. The old cultivar, 'Nivalis', is noted for its clusters of white, bowl-shaped flowers that cover the plant in early spring, both before and after the foliage emerges. The origins of this selection are not known, but it has been in commerce since before 1881.

The glossy, oval leaves of this hardy shrub are deep green...

(Flowering Quince)

First selected in 1878 by Swiss plantsman, Otto Froebel, flowering quince 'Rosea Plena' is most noted for its semi-double, coral pink blossoms. When in bloom this Chinese shrub is a beauty, but through the rest of the season it has a coarse, rambling, ungainly look. Flowering quince is a spiny, medium-sized, deciduous shrub most noted for its clusters of colorful, bowl-shaped flowers that cover the plant in early spring, both before and after the foliage emerges. These are followed by small quince...

(Flowering Quince, Red Flowering Quince)

Believed to be the original flowering quince collected from Japanese gardens in 1997 by Kew Gardens’ Director Sir Joseph Banks, ‘Rubra’ offers loads of single, glowing red flowers early in the season. When in bloom this Chinese shrub is a beauty, but through the rest of the season it has a coarse, rambling, ungainly look. Flowering quince is a spiny, medium-sized, deciduous shrub most noted for its clusters of bright red, bowl-shaped flowers that cover the plant in early spring, both before and after...

(Hybrid Flowering Quince)

Hybrid flowering quince is a spiny, medium-sized, deciduous shrub known for its large spring flowers that come in an array of colors. Many favor this ornamental quince because it combines the most desirable features of its parent species, common flowering quince (Chaenomeles speciosa) and Japanese flowering quince (C. japonica). Its pretty spring blooms come in an array of colors and broad, spreading form and spiny branches make it useful for hedges or screening.

Clusters of...