Chaenomeles × superba 'Crimson and Gold'
Crimson and Gold Flowering Quince

 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Ultimate Height:
3 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
3 feet
 Soil Notes:
Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand, Acid, Alkaline, Neutral

Additional Information

The Crimson and Gold Quince offers season-round interest. Also the Quince plant produces edit Pear-shaped fruit that is bitter right off the stem but can be used in sweet fall recipes. The Crimson and Gold cultivar shows of it's color with bright red flowers that bloom in Spring. In winter the fruits hold on to the thorny stems after the plant loses it's foliage.

1 Chaenomeles × superba 'Crimson and Gold' found

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Number Accession ID Location
12018_01401*AHORT

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