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Double Take Pink™ Flowering Quince

Double Take Pink™ Flowering Quince

Chaenomeles speciosa 'Pink Storm' Plant Patent #20,920

Item #7445 USDA Hardiness Zone: 5 - 8

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Plant Description

You'll do a double take when you see this Quince with stunning Camellia-like flowers! This deer resistant shrub puts on a spectacular early season display of large, fragrant, bright pink blooms. This relatively carefree, drought tolerant selection produces no fruit and is thorn-free. Its compact, spreading habit makes it ideal as a specimen, espalier, or hedge. Drought tolerant once established.

  • Overview
    Light Needs:
    Partial to full sun
    Watering Needs:
    Once established, needs only occasional watering.
    Average Landscape Size:
    Reaches 3 to 4 ft. tall and wide.
    Key Feature:
    Showy Flowers
    Blooms:
    Spring
    Landscape Uses:
    Container, Cutting Garden, Mass Planting, Specimen
  • Detail
    Plant type:Perennial, Shrub
    Deciduous/evergreen:Deciduous
    Growth habit:Rounded
    Growth rate:Moderate
    Average landscape size:Reaches 3 to 4 ft. tall and wide.
    Special features:Compact Form, Deer Resistant, Easy Care, Waterwise
    Foliage color:Green
    Blooms:Spring
    Flower color:Pink
    Flower attributesFlowers for Cutting, Fragrant, Showy Flowers
    Garden styleAsian/Zen, Contemporary, Cottage
    Patent Act:Asexual reproduction of plants protected by the Plant Patent Act is prohibited during the life of the patent.
  • Care
    Care Information
    Prefers average, well-drained soil. Full sun will produce the most blooms.
    Light Needs:
    <strong>Partial Sun / Partial Shade</strong>: These two terms are often used interchangeably to mean 3-6 (or 4-6) hours of sunlight each day. However, there is a difference. <strong>Partial shade</strong> typically means the plants will appreciate a more gentle exposure such as the weaker morning or early afternoon sun, with the emphasis on providing the minimum needed shade and sheltering from intense late afternoon sun. <strong>Partial sun</strong> typically means the plants <u>need</u> some direct sun, so the emphasis is on meeting the required minimum hours of sunlight, with filtered sunlight or shade the balance of the day. Both are best with shelter from the harshest late afternoon sun. This shade could be provided by a structure, a wall, larger plants or tree(s).
    Partial to full sun
    Watering Needs:
    Water needs: Moderate
    Once established, needs only occasional watering.
  • History & Lore
    History:
    Developed by Dr. Tom Ranney and his team at the Mountain Horticultural Crops Research & Extension Center in beautiful North Carolina.

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