Texas Scarlet Flowering Quince
Chaenomeles japonica 'Texas Scarlet'
Beautiful spreading shrub with fiery red, apple-blossom-like flowers that precede leaves each spring. Produces greenish-yellow fruit. Best used in shrub borders and as background plant. Deciduous.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | ke-NOM-e-lez ja-PON-i-ka |
| Key feature: | Spring Flowering |
| Plant type: | Shrub |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Deciduous |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 5 - 9 |
| Light needs: | Full sun |
| Water Needs: | Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. |
| Average landscape size: | Moderate grower to 3 ft. tall, 5 ft. wide. |
| Growth rate: | Moderate |
| Growth habit: | Spreading |
| Flower attribute: | Flowers for Cutting |
| Special features: | Attracts Birds, Easy Care, Edible, Year-round Interest |
| Landscape uses: | Border, Firescaping/Fire Wise |
| Flower color: | Red |
| Blooms: | Early spring |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 3105 |
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Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. For a formal appearance, shear annually after flowering. Pruning time: spring after flowering.
Design Ideas
Let this early spring bloomer shine in the sunny mixed border then fade into the background as perennials and other shrubs take center stage the rest of season. Bring cut branches inside for a first touch of spring.
Beautiful spreading shrub with fiery red, apple-blossom-like flowers that precede leaves each spring. Produces greenish-yellow fruit. Best used in shrub borders and as background plant. Deciduous.
Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. For a formal appearance, shear annually after flowering. Pruning time: spring after flowering.
Design Ideas
Let this early spring bloomer shine in the sunny mixed border then fade into the background as perennials and other shrubs take center stage the rest of season. Bring cut branches inside for a first touch of spring.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | ke-NOM-e-lez ja-PON-i-ka |
| Key feature: | Spring Flowering |
| Plant type: | Shrub |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Deciduous |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 5 - 9 |
| Light needs: | Full sun |
| Water Needs: | Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. |
| Average landscape size: | Moderate grower to 3 ft. tall, 5 ft. wide. |
| Growth rate: | Moderate |
| Growth habit: | Spreading |
| Flower attribute: | Flowers for Cutting |
| Special features: | Attracts Birds, Easy Care, Edible, Year-round Interest |
| Landscape uses: | Border, Firescaping/Fire Wise |
| Flower color: | Red |
| Blooms: | Early spring |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 3105 |
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