BOTANICAL NAME:  Chaenomeles spec. ‘Cameo’

COMMON NAME: “Cameo Flowering Quince”

ATTRACTS:  Butterflies and Birds

RESISTANT: Deer

BLOOM COLOR/ TIME: Salmon-Pink flowers in early Spring

LIGHT REQUIREMENTS:   Full to Part Sun      

HEIGHT: 4 to 5 feet

WIDTH: 4 to 5 feet

EVERGREEN OR DECIDUOUS: Deciduous

WATER REQUIREMENTS: Average

SOIL REQUIREMENTS: Prefers slightly alkaline, well-drained soil but can adapt to most soil types.

GARDEN ATTRIBUTES: Showy, edible fruit

Attracts pollinators and wildlife

Deer resistant

Drought tolerant

HARDINESS ZONES: 4-8

Cameo quince is a compact, deciduous shrub w/abundant clusters of salmon-pink flowers in Spring followed by green foliage. Edible but bitter fruit in Fall that is used for jam & jellies!