Cameo Flowering Quince

Chaenomeles x superba ‘Cameo’

Plant Details

USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 5a-9b Find Your Zone

Plant Type: Flowering Shrub

Height at Maturity: 3-4′

Width at Maturity: 4-5′

Spacing: 3-4′ for solid hedges; 8’+ for space between plants

Growth Habit / Form: Bushy, Dense, Mounding, Rounded

Growth Rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Peachy Orange-Pink

Flower Size: 2″

Flowering Period: Early through Mid-Spring

Flower Type: Semi-Double

Fragrant Flowers: No

Foliage Color: Glossy Dark Green

Fragrant Foliage: No

Fruit: Yes. Yellow to Green, Fragrant, 2 inch diameter

Sun Needs: Full to Mostly Sun

Water Needs: Average, lower when established

Soil Type: Clay, Loam, Sandy (amended), Silt

Soil Moisture / Drainage: Well Drained Moist

Soil pH: 5.0 – 7.0 (Acid to Slightly Acid)

Maintenance / Care: Low

Attracts: Visual Attention

Resistances: Deer, Disease, Drought, Insect, Rabbit

Thorns?: Yes

Description

Heralding the arrival of spring, the Cameo Quince puts on a spectacular early through mid-spring display of abundant and beautiful double blossoms with peachy orange-pink petals. Its 3.5″ oblong dark green and glossy leaves unfold after the flowers and then small, fragrant yellow to green fruits (2″ diameter) appear in late spring and summer ripening in fall. The fruits are edible however, beware as they are quite bitter when eating directly from the bush. The fruits are best used for jellies and preserves.

Cut branches of Cameo Quince are excellent for indoor flower arrangements. When buds have formed on branches in late winter, just cut a branch and bring it indoors to force buds to open.

Landscape & Garden Uses

Growing 3 to 4 feet tall and 4 to 5 feet wide, the Cameo Flowering Quince is an ideal choice as a specimen or in groupings for eye-popping color in flowering shrub borders. Excellent companions are other early spring bloomers such as Forysthia, Tulip Tree Magnolias (tulip trees), Camellia Japonica, and Reeves Spirea.

Suggested Spacing: 3 to 4 feet apart for solid hedges; 8 feet or more apart for space between plants

Note: For our customers who live and garden north of USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 5a, where this Quince variety is not winter hardy outdoors, you can enjoy growing it in containers that can be moved indoors during winter and placed back outside when temperatures warm up in spring.

Growing Preferences

Quince are exceptionally easy to grow in most any moist but well-drained to somewhat dry soil, preferring a loamy soil. Flower production is best in full to mostly sun, however plants will tolerate part shade. We suggest at least 5 hours of direct sunlight for best flowering. Plants are very drought tolerant when established. The flowers are born on old growth (last years branches) so wait to prune until after flowering.

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Wonderful plant! It arrived with buds which opened into beautiful peach colored flowers in just a few days! Very healthy plant, beautifully packaged with a speedy arrival!—————————————————————-We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

Good morning and very good to hear from you.
We live in the northern Arizona desert in a brand new home and all landscaping from scratch. We both love color and I grew Quince in my past. The blooms are beautiful so I was thrilled to see that they will do well here.
Your team did a fantastic job packing them . They looked good although did naturally loose some leaves.
They were planted a little over a week ago and so far, so good. We are looking forward to seeing blooms.
Thank you————————————————————————————————————–Keep us posted! We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

Very healthy nice plant delivered quickly. —————————————————————We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

Beautiful healthy plants with a very well put together care delivery.
Thank you.——————————————We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

Quick shipping and the tree is in good condition. ??————————————————————We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

Upon arrival the plant looked very good. The packaging provided enough room shipping tussling. It came with one little flower bud and nearly the whole plant was already leafed in green. I planted it right-away and it seems to be doing well so far. The little bud did open and looked very pretty peach color much like the picture. I look forward to next years blooms.———————————————–Thanks so much for the photos. We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

The plant arrived very quickly. It is healthy and beautiful. It will bloom soon, and hopefully it will produce many fruits, so called the “Nordic lemons”, too.——————————–We are so glad you are pleased with your purchase! Thanks for the great review! Beth | WBG 🙂

My quince came today and i could l not be happier!! the house we had for 25 years… i planted alot of quince all over the yard..
we had lots of acreage..i loved it.. so we have built a new house and i want quince again but NO nursery carries it
i was so pleased to find you
Thanks.————————————We are so glad you are pleased! Beth | WBG