Flowering quince (Chaenomeles speciosa 'Nivalis') | Shrubs and Sub-shrubs | Plants

Flowering quince

Chaenomeles speciosa 'Nivalis'

Common Name: Flowering quince
Genus: Chaenomeles
Species: speciosa
Cultivar: 'Nivalis'

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Category: Shrubs and Sub-shrubs

Height: 2.50 m (250 cm)
Spread: 5.00 m (500 cm)

Hardiness: Hardy
Growth Rate: Fast growing
Flowering Period: March to May
Long Flowering Period
Foliage Type: Deciduous
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: White
Sun/Shade: Full sun or Partial shade
Soil Type: Normal/Loam or Sandy/Light or Chalky/Alkaline
Soil Moisture: Dry, well drained or Moist, but well drained
Features: Makes good cut flowers, Edible fruit, Has interesting/colourful ornamental fruit

Other features: glossy oval dark-green leaves; aromatic green-yellow fruit (palatable when cooked and often used in preserves and jellies); the flowering stems are useful in indoor flower arrangements

The stems of this vigorous flowering quince are smothered with pretty pure white flowers from March to May followed by aromatic green-yellow fruit. Excellent for planting on a sunny or partly shady boundary with moderately fertile well-drained soil. The spiny branches are a useful deterrent against unwanted intruders and marauding cats.
Garden care: After flowering prune side-shoots to five or six leaves and remove crossing or ill-placed stems. Once established remove excess growth in late spring or summer and cut back all side-shoots to two or three leaves.
Goes well with: Kolkwitzia amabilis 'Pink Cloud', Buddleja davidii 'Peace', Choisya ternata, Myrtus communis, Saxifraga x urbium, Galanthus nivalis.