
22 Apr Quince: Double Take Pink – Proven Winners ColorChoice Flowering Shrubs
Intense pink, early spring flowers are very large and doubled. Prune after flowering. Drought tolerant once established. Early spring color. Good for cut flowers. Thornless and deer resistant, it does not produce fruit. Heat Tolerant & Drought Tolerant.
Characteristics
Duration: Shrub
Spacing: 48 – 60 Inches
Container Role: Thriller
Plant Needs
You’ll do a double take when you see this quince that looks like a camellia. Double Take Pink puts on a spectacular early season display of pink blooms. The large, double flowers are excellent in cut flower arrangements. Bright spring flowers are only the beginning of the Double Take quince’s appeal: they’re also thornless, and do not produce fruit. Extremely drought tolerant once established, these early spring charmers are excellent landscape plants and real survivalists in tough climates. Developed by Dr. Tom Ranney and his team at the Mountain Horticultural Crops Research & Extension Center in beautiful North Carolina, they are sure to brighten spring landscapes across the United States. Sorry, not available in Canada.