Beautiful spreading shrub with fiery red, apple-blossom-like flowers that precede leaves each spring. Produces greenish-yellow fruit. Best used in shrub borders and as background plant. Deciduous.
 
Common Name: Texas Scarlet Flowering Quince
Botanical Name: Chaenomeles japonica 'Texas Scarlet'
Watering Needs:Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat.
Botanical Pronunciation:ke-NOM-e-lez juh-PON-ih-kuh
Plant type:Shrub
Deciduous/evergreen:Deciduous
Growth habit:Spreading
Growth rate:Moderate
Average landscape size:Moderate grower to 3 ft. tall, 5 ft. wide.
Special features:Bird Friendly, Easy Care, Edible, Year-round Interest
Foliage color:Green
Blooms:Early Spring
Flower color:Red