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Rosaceae
Trees and shrubs
Japanese Quince 'Crimson Gold'
Hardiness
Zone 4–8
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Family
Rosaceae
Chaenomeles × superba ‘Crimson Gold’, also known as Japanese quince ‘Crimson Gold’, is an ornamental shrub highly valued for its spectacular and early spring bloom. It forms a dense, spreading, and slightly thorny habit, ideal for low defensive hedges, borders, or mass plantings. From early spring, often before the foliage appears, it covers itself in intense crimson-red flowers with golden-yellow centers, creating a striking and very luminous contrast in the garden. Its deciduous dark green foliage complements its decorative appeal throughout the growing season. Hardy and well-adapted to Quebec’s climate, Chaenomeles × superba ‘Crimson Gold’ is easy to cultivate, tolerates ordinary soils well, and also offers decorative fruit in autumn, appreciated by wildlife and for culinary uses after cooking.
Soil and care
The rightconditions.
Fertilization
Slow-release fertilizer 14-7-14 or 4-2-8. Fertilize monthly or as directed on the bag. Add Myke at planting.
Bloom and dimensions
The completeprofile.
Bloom periodSpring
Flower colorRed
Foliage colorGreen
Foliage typeObsolete
FruitingSmall, fragrant yellow fruits, ornamental and edible after cooking
Maximum height1 to 1.5 m (3 to 5 feet)
Maximum width1.2 m (4 feet)
Growth rateaverage
Hardiness zoneZone 4–8
Minimum temperature'-34°C
Its strengths, naturally.
Safe for pets
Pets
Attracts or supports pollinating insects
Pollinators
Plants that attract butterflies
Butterflies
Flowers that attract hummingbirds
Hummingbirds
Less attractive or generally tolerated by deer
Deer
