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Texas Scarlet Flowering Quince

Chaenomeles speciosa 'Texas Scarlet'

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Texas Scarlet Flowering Quince (Chaenomeles speciosa 'Texas Scarlet') at Make It Green Garden Centre

Texas Scarlet Flowering Quince in bloom

Texas Scarlet Flowering Quince in bloom

(Photo courtesy of NetPS Plant Finder)

Texas Scarlet Flowering Quince (Chaenomeles speciosa 'Texas Scarlet') at Make It Green Garden Centre

Texas Scarlet Flowering Quince flowers

Texas Scarlet Flowering Quince flowers

(Photo courtesy of NetPS Plant Finder)

Height:  5 feet

Spread:  5 feet

Sunlight:  full sun 

Hardiness Zone:  6a

Other Names:  Common Quince

Description:

A smaller shrub featuring brilliant hot red flowers in spring, a profuse bloomer; a single-season plant; one of the best varieties for flowering effect, good choice for general garden use

Ornamental Features

Texas Scarlet Flowering Quince has tomato-orange cup-shaped flowers along the branches in early spring before the leaves. It has dark green deciduous foliage which emerges red in spring. The glossy oval leaves do not develop any appreciable fall colour. The fruits are showy yellow pomes displayed in mid fall. The fruit can be messy if allowed to drop on the lawn or walkways, and may require occasional clean-up.

This plant is primarily grown as an ornamental, but it's also valued for its edible qualities. The bitter fruit is most often used in the following ways:

  • Preserves

Landscape Attributes

Texas Scarlet Flowering Quince is a dense multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with a more or less rounded form. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition.

This is a high maintenance shrub that will require regular care and upkeep, and should only be pruned after flowering to avoid removing any of the current season's flowers. Gardeners should be aware of the following characteristic(s) that may warrant special consideration;

  • Messy
  • Spiny

Texas Scarlet Flowering Quince is recommended for the following landscape applications;

  • Mass Planting
  • Hedges/Screening
  • General Garden Use

Planting & Growing

Texas Scarlet Flowering Quince will grow to be about 5 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 5 feet. It tends to fill out right to the ground and therefore doesn't necessarily require facer plants in front, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 40 years or more.

This shrub should only be grown in full sunlight. It is very adaptable to both dry and moist locations, and should do just fine under average home landscape conditions. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.

This plant is not reliably hardy in our region, and certain restrictions may apply; contact the store for more information.

 
 
Hardiness Zone Plant Height Minimum Sunlight
Characteristics
Massing  Screening  Garden 
Applications
Flowers  Fruit 
Ornamental Features