General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Vine
Life cycle: Other
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Dry Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10b
Leaves: Variegated
Fruit: Edible to birds
Dehiscent
Fruiting Time: Spring
Flowers: Nocturnal
Flower Color: Blue
Flower Time: Spring
Uses: Cooked greens
Edible Parts: Stem
Eating Methods: Tea
Culinary Herb/Spice
Pollinators: Bees
Miscellaneous: Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights
Conservation status: Critically Endangered (CR)

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Common names
  • Flowering Quince
  • Japanese Quince
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Chaenomeles speciosa
  • Synonym: Chaenomeles lagenaria
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