1606 N 600 Rd, Baldwin City, 66006

‘Texas Scarlet’ quince

Chaenomeles japonica 'Texas Scarlet'

Type:: shrubs
Notable Traits:: cutting garden plants
resistant: deer
resistant: disease
resistant: rabbit
Hardiness:: Zone 5 – 9
Mature Height:: 4-6ft
Light:: part sun/afternoon shade (eastern exposure, 4+ hours sun)
part to full shade (4 hours or less sun)
part to full sun (6 hours or more sun)
shade (northern exposure)
sun (8+ hrs)
sun or shade
Water:: drought tolerant once established
Bloom Color:: red
Bloom Time:: spring
Foliage:: green

Description

The earliest spring blooming shrub with coral- red, apple-blossom-like flowers that precede leaves. Produces greenish-yellow fruit. Great for borders and as backgrounds.

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