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Key characteristics

Family: Rosaceae
Height: 3 to 4 feet
Width: 4 to 5 feet
Flower color: Rich red to five petaled flowers with golden yellow stamens
Foliage color: Glossy medium green oval leaves emerging bronze when young
Bloom time: Late winter to early spring
Light: Full sun to partial shade
Water: Average
Maintenance: Low; prune after flowering to shape plants and remove older stems to encourage vigorous growth
Growing zone: USDA zones 5 to 9
Wildlife: Bees and other early season pollinating insects

Shrubs

Chaenomeles japonica 'Atsuya Hamada'

Atsuya Hamada Japanese Flowering Quince

Chaenomeles japonica 'Atsuya Hamada' produces clusters of warm red flowers in late winter to early spring, each bloom formed with rounded petals surrounding golden-yellow stamens that glow against the rich color. The blossoms appear along the branches as the season begins, creating an early display before many shrubs leaf out. Dense branching carries small, glossy green leaves that emerge in spring and fill the stems with fresh foliage through the growing season.

Light

Full sun to partial shade

Water

Average

Bloom time

Late winter to early spring

Find this plant

Works well in

Sun Gardens
Foundation Plantings
Informal Hedges
Pollinator Gardens

Companion plants

Thyme · Switch grasses · Catmint · Penstemons · Coreopsis · Blanket flower

Design tip

Bare branches covered in rich red flowers can make an especially strong statement before the rest of the garden wakes up. Give this quince a visible spot from the house or entry, where its early display can bring color to otherwise quiet late-winter views.