Flowering quince
Chaenomeles sp.
Flowering Quince · Brooklyn Botanic Garden · 30 March 2025
Bright coral-red flowers straight off a bare, thorny branch, well ahead of any leaves.
An East Asian shrub grown almost entirely for this early show, since the small, hard fruit that follows is edible only after a lot of sugar. The fruit is fiercely fragrant, though, and a bowl of it will scent a room for weeks - which is how the Japanese use it.
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