Arguably one of the most beautiful of all flowering shrubs originally introduced from east Asia they have long been part of the British gardening scene. Knap Hill Scarlet is a rather less spreading variety. The glowing orange red cup shaped flowers are born in early spring just before the leaves appear and have an attractive central array of golden yellow stamens. The flowers are often followed in autumn by aromatic fruits. Traditionally grown against a wall but just as at home as a semi-prostrate plant in the border a Quince is a must for early spring colour. If you grow in a container use a good quality John Innes compost as this plant will be there a long time and peaty types of compost eventually degrade become too packed and choke the roots. Ensure you feed regularly as a hungry plant is a poor performer. We recommend Osmoscote pro 12-14 month applied in the early spring. One application gives all the nutrients the plant requires for the whole year. John Innes is a soils based compost. To display at its best provide some supports/wires and train the branches laterally. This plant is a fast grower so unless you have lots of room will likely require some hard pruning to keep it in check! This should be done immediately after it has flowered.For more in
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