Double Take® Scarlet Quince (Chaenomeles)

SHRUB - Proven Winners® ColorChoice®

Great Spring Color,
Bears No Fruit,
Thornless

$22.99

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Size: PWCC - Quart Pot PWCC - Quart Pot PWCC - 8" Pot

Description

(Quince) Double Take® Scarlet™ Chaenomeles produces a flurry of early spring, dark red double flowers. The blooms of Double Take® Scarlet™ look like that of a camellia. Heat and drought tolerant once established, Double Take® Scarlet™ is also thornless, does not produce fruit like a traditional Quince, and is deer resistant. The Double Take® Scarlet™ Quinces are excellent for making a hedge, mass plantings, and also make great specimens for the cut flower garden or mixed border. A Proven Winners® ColorChoice® Flowering Shrub.

More Details

Name: Chaenomeles speciosa 'Scarlet Storm' PP20,951 Double Take Scarlet®
Common Name: Quince Flowering
Sunlight: Full Sun (+6 hrs.), Part Shade (4-6 hrs.)
Attracts Wings: Bee Friendly, Butterflies
Critter Resistance: Deer
Bloom Time: Early Spring, Late Spring or Early Summer
Flower Color: Red Shades
Max Height: 3 - 4 Feet
Max Spread: 4 - 5 Feet
Water Requirements: Low Water Needs, Average Water Needs
USDA Hardiness Zone: 5, 6, 7, 8
Attributes: Cut Flower or Foliage, Deciduous, Drought Tolerant
Design Use: Border, Massing, Structure
Blooms On: Last Year's Growth
Growth Habit: Mounding

Gardener Tips

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