Chaenomeles speciosa 'Dragon's Blood'

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Image: Cornell Botanic Gardens, Lloyd C. Jones

Common name: quince (English)

Family: Rosaceae (Rose)

Hardiness: Zone 5 (-20 to -10 F)

Life form: Deciduous shrub/sub-shrub

Description: Double red blooms cover the entire plant in late winter to early spring. Semi-dwarf shrub only grows to 3'-4' tall, but blooms so profusely it makes a big color impact. Even small, young plants have abundant blooms. Thornless. Size: 3' tall x 4' wide in 10 years.

1: Arboretum - Zucker Shrub Garden - Euonymus Bed (or last bed) (A-ZSG-8) • Accession: 2013-027*A
2: Arboretum - Zucker Shrub Garden - Euonymus Bed (or last bed) (A-ZSG-8) • Accession: 2013-027*B
3: Arboretum - Zucker Shrub Garden - Euonymus Bed (or last bed) (A-ZSG-8) • Accession: 2013-027*C

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Chaenomeles speciosa 'Dragon's Blood'

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