Flowering Quince
Uses:
- Cut Flower Gardens
- Wildlife Gardens
- Hedges & Borders
Features:
- Low Maintenance
- Drought Tolerant
- Deer Resistant
Sunlight:
- Partial Sun to Full Sun
- 5+ Hours of Direct Sun
Growing Zones:
- 5-9
- What is My Zone?
Flowering Quince are spring flowering shrubs with gorgeous pink or orange blooms. These bushes are drought and heat tolerant and attract many pollinators early in the growing season!
About Flowering Quince
Genus
Species
Family
Chaenomeles
Chaenomeles speciosa (commonly), Chaenomeles japonica
Rosaceae
Common Names:
Japanese Quince, Chinese Quince
Native To:
China, Japan, Korea
Plant Type:
Bushes
Foliage Type:
Deciduous
USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
4 to 9
Flower Color:
Red, Pink, White, Orange
Flower Bloom Time:
Late winter to early spring
Growth Habit:
Dense, mounding, thorny branches
Attracts:
Pollinators (bees, butterflies)
Tolerates:
Drought, poor soil, urban pollution
Resists:
Deer
Flowering Quince Companion Plants
Plants that go well with flowering quince shrubs are spring blooming plants with minimum care that grow in zones 5-9. Some of our favorite bushes to grow with flowering quince are forsythia, mock orange, and spirea. Or plant juniper to have great foliage to contrast the quince blooms.
