How to grow flowering quince
Chaenomeles speciosa
When to plant flowering quince
Plant this deciduous shrub while dormant, in fall or early spring. Extension guidance rates fall (early enough for roots to establish before the ground freezes) as the best time and spring, just before growth begins, as the next best.
Flowering Quince is timed by season rather than your frost dates, so the planting calendar does not generate ZIP-specific dates for it. Check the cited sources below to fine-tune for your area.
Growing conditions
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Spacing
- 72 to 120 in apart
- Sun
- Full sun
- Soil pH
- 5 to 8
Common problems
- fire blight
- scab
- chlorosis in high ph soil
- aphids on stressed plants
Sources
- North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox (NC State Extension): Chaenomeles speciosa (Flowering Quince)
- Clemson Cooperative Extension, Home & Garden Information Center: Planting Shrubs Correctly (HGIC 1052)
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