Botanical Name: Chaenomeles speciosa Nivalis
Common Names: Flowering Quince,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Deciduous
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Shrubs Shrub Like, Spreading
Description:
Medium deciduous spreading shrub with small showy snow-white flowers during Winter and Spring followed by small fragrant edible fruit. Great for cottage themed gardens and hedging. Grows approx. 1.2m tall x 1.5m wide.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
1-2m 1-2m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Loam, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Courtyard, Cut Flower, Edible Garden, Feature, Fragrant Garden
Pests & Diseases: Aphids, Scale
Cultural Notes: Best grown in full sun to part-shade in a well-drained soil. Prune in Spring after flowering as required, to keep looking tidy and promote flowering for the following year. Feed during Spring with an all-purpose fertiliser. Drought tolerant once established.
Plant Care
Liquid feed
Family Name: Origin:
Rosaceae Asia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: White
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Spring
Fruit: Yes
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: TBA
Drought: TBA
Frost: Moderate
Wind: TBA
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