Texas Scarlet Flowering Quince is a beautiful spreading shrub with fiery red, apple- blossom-like flowers that precede the foliage each spring. A stunning, head turning display of color will be enjoyed from your Chaenomeles early spring. Growth on your flowering quince is to about 3 feet tall by about 5 feet wide or clip to any desired size and shape. This cold hardy, flowering plant is easily mixed into sunny mixed borders of perennials and other blooming shrubs. You can take cut branches of your flowering quince indoors to enjoy in vase arrangements. Plant the Texas Scarlet in full sun. Hardy to USDA zone 5 and all higher zones. Deciduous. Shipped potted in soil to ensure the best possible start when planted in yard or garden.
Slightly different hue in the flower color, with the Texas Scarlet not 'quite' as red as the Super Red but still very showy in its own right. Use in the landscape and plant behavior pretty much the same.