'Double Take Scarlet' Quince

FEATURES

Double Take Scarlet puts on a spectacular early spring display of large red, double flowers. The Double Take quinces are more than just pretty spring flowers: thornless and deer-resistant, they do not produce fruit, and once established, are drought-tolerant survivalists. Developed by Dr. Tom Ranney and his team at the Mountain Horticultural Crops Research & Extension Center in beautiful North Carolina, the Double Take quinces are sure to brighten spring landscapes across the United States.  Sorry, not available in Canada.

Heat Tolerant
Drought Tolerant

CHARACTERISTICS

Plant Type: 
 Shrub
 
Shrub Type: 
 Deciduous
 
Height Category: 
 Tall
 
Garden Height: 
 48 - 60 Inches
 
Spacing: 
 48 - 60 Inches
 
Spread: 
 36 - 48 Inches
 
Flower Colors: 
 Red
 
Flower Shade: 
 Red
 
Foliage Colors: 
 Green
 
Foliage Shade: 
 Green
 
Habit: 
 Mounded
 
Container Role: 
 Thriller

PLANT NEEDS

Light Requirement: 
 Sun

The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).

Maintenance Category: 
 Easy
Blooms On: 
 Old Wood
Bloom Time: 
 Early Spring
 
 Mid Spring
 
 Late Spring
Hardiness Zones: 
 5a5b6a6b7a7b8a8b9a9b
Water Category: 
 Average
Uses: 
 Cut Flower
 
 Landscape
Uses Notes: 
 

Bright early spring flowers are great in mixed borders or cutting gardens. Also good for hedging and mass plantings.

Maintenance Notes: 
 

Trim to shape after flowering. Apply a controlled release fertilizer in early spring.

Formerly sold as Double Take 'Scarlet Storm' quince.

Double Take® Scarlet Chaenomeles speciosa 'Scarlet Storm' USPP 20,951