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CHAENOMELES
Commonly known as Flowering quince, Japanese quince
These Flowering quince produce fruit which is palatable when cooked like the Common quince Cydonia oblonga. Flowering quince fruit contains much more pectin; more than lemons.
Shrubs can be grown as a spiny barrier and maintained as bonsai.
Genus of 3 species of deciduous, often spiny, shrubs, one sometimes a small tree, from mountain woodlands in China and Japan.
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Dwarf shrubTypically only grows to a maximum of one or two feet in height but there will be some exceptions.
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Additional FeaturesResistant to honey fungusThese plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.
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Wildlife
Bee friendly
Buy Varieties of CHAENOMELES
CHAENOMELES speciosa 'Geisha Girl'
peach apricot flowers, ideal for training up a wall
CHAENOMELES speciosa 'Moerloosei'
(syn. ‘Apple Blossom’) - large white flowers flushed dark pink
Gift-wrapping available
CHAENOMELES speciosa 'Nivalis'
this variety has medicinal properties and pure white flowers. Upright habit
Gift-wrapping available
CHAENOMELES speciosa 'Rubra'
clear red
CHAENOMELES x superba 'Crimson and Gold'
deep crimson petals with golden anthers
Gift-wrapping available
CHAENOMELES x superba 'Jet Trail'
large white flowers with a dwarf trailing habit. Ideal as ground cover
Gift-wrapping available
CHAENOMELES x superba 'Lemon and Lime'
pale greenish-yellow flowers in spring fading to creamy white. Yellow fruits in autumn
Gift-wrapping available
CHAENOMELES x superba 'Nicoline'
deep scarlet
Gift-wrapping available
CHAENOMELES x superba 'Pink Lady'
clear rose-pink
Gift-wrapping available
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