Flowering quince (Chaenomeles, rosaceae)
Winterthur, Delaware: legacy of Henry Francis du Pont, 1880-1969, American
Flowering quince begin to bloom in very late March; the flowers continue for a month
The bushes grow on either side of shallow steps leading to a circular garden with a sundial in its center.
These bushes bear flowers: white and pale oranges, salmon, pinks and deep red.
White spirea and yellow forsythia flower at the same time as flowering quince
The bushes are like vases filled with flowers. Mature bushes form arches and oases of cool dark.
Dense thickets bear the serious thorns of some members of their rose family.
No discernable fragrance. A mass of colours in the warming Spring.
In September, the bushes are throttled with quince, protected by the bush’s long thorns
As always, I find your images simply spectacular
I would never get tired of enjoying them …
Thank you, Luisa. Of course, I never grow tired of these flowers in this garden gifted to us.
Wonderful photography of delicate subjects with a fine running commentary. Thank you, and for capturing the full effect when the blossoms are part of a bush spraying its delicacy into a mass of exploded colour.
Beautiful, thanks.
Thanks for looking!