When most plants are dormant, these shrubs put on a show! Here's how to differentiate between flowering quince and camellia.

Q: I've seen a few quince plants around my neighborhood (Glen Iris) and they are flowering now [late December]. The flowers are pink. I have also seen other quince – mine! – that are not flowering now ...

Flowering quince – Chaenomeles sp. Flowering quince is an heirloom plant, that was grown in your grandmother’s garden. The older variety was C. japonica. People couldn't pronounce the genus ...

Blooming quince, Chaenomeles, Rosaceae family, is a thorny, deciduous shrub or tree. We have quince shrub bushes that are blooming a bit early, as are the beautiful almond orchards. Usually, the ...

In Genesis, the Bible mentions the “forbidden fruit.” Commonly identified as an apple, many people contend it was actually a quince. The quince’s Mideast origin, as well as its fuzzy, daffodil-yellow ...