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Chaenomeles speciosa 'Lemon Sorbet'

Hardy Shrub

FROM £14.99

Stunning double lemon flowers

Fast-growing shrub

Robust and easy to grow

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1 x 9cm Potted Plant

£14.99

3 x 9cm Potted Plants

~~£44.97~~ £29.99 Save £14.98

Please note: This product cannot be delivered outside the United Kingdom.

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Chaenomeles speciosa ‘Lemon Sorbet’ is the perfect colour palette for spring. From March to May the bare, thorny branches are studded with pale lemon, double cup-shaped flowers that associate beautifully with spring bulbs such as daffodils and crocus. The flowers are followed by fragrant yellow fruits that can be made into quince jelly.

Chaenomeles is a low-maintenance, deciduous shrub that adapts to most soil types, even coping admirably with heavy clays. The bowl-shaped flowers have a delicate, oriental beauty that belies the robust and easy nature of these reliable shrubs. They provide a burst of welcome early colour in the spring and their flowers are also appreciated as an early food source by bees and other beneficial pollinators. Chaenomeles form fast-growing twiggy shrubs clothed in glossy green leaves. They are extremely versatile in the garden. They can be left to grow into large, freestanding specimens or regularly pruned after flowering to use as smaller background shrubs or maintained as flowering hedges. Their bare branches studded with jewel-like flowers also look fantastic trained as wall specimens. For the best flowering performance, plant them in a sunny position. Maximum height and spread: 3m (10ft).

Plant height and spread is seasonal therefore we list by pot size rather than a defined plant size. The height and spread of the plant delivered will vary depending on the season, meaning arrival images are an indication only.

Plant Size Height Up to 3m (10ft)
Spread Up to 3m (10ft)

Hardiness & Longevity Hardy Shrub

Ideal For hedgescottage gardenswildlife gardenslow maintenance gardenspecimen plantwoodland garden

Position In sun or semi shade

Flowering Months

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Codes
1 x 1 Litre Potted Plant (KF5778)
2 x 1 Litre Potted Plants (KF5779)
3 x 9cm Potted Plants (KH1031)
1 x 3 Litre Potted Plant (KF9359)
2 x 3 Litre Potted Plant (KF9360)
1 x 9cm Potted Plant (KH1030)

Plant Japanese Quince into moist, but well-drained soil in full sun or dappled shade.

Chaenomeles plants are very low maintenance; and will only need a light prune after flowering each year. After flowering, cut back side shoots to 2 or 3 leaves to create short flowering spurs.

Seeds and garden supplies will normally be delivered within the time period stated against each product as detailed above. Plants, bulbs, corms, tubers, shrubs, trees, potatoes, etc. are delivered at the appropriate time for planting or potting on. Delivery times will be stated on the product page above, or in your order acknowledgement page and email.

Orders for packets of seed incur a delivery charge of £2.99.

Orders which include any other products will incur a delivery charge of £6.99.

Where an order includes both packets of seeds and other products, a maximum delivery charge of £7.99 will apply - regardless of the number of items ordered.

Large items may incur a higher delivery charge - this will be displayed in your shopping basket.

Please see our Delivery page for further details, and more information on different charges that may apply to certain destinations.

For more information on how we send your plants please visit our Helpful Guide on plant sizes.

Van Meuwen strives to ensure that all its plants are delivered to you in the perfect condition for planting. While the majority of our nursery plants cope well with slight delays in intransit, sadly, the time it takes to deliver to certain locations in the UK means that we can't guarantee this for some of our smaller plug products and tender bedding and vegetable lines, which do not respond well to the extra journey time. So regretfully while we offer the majority of our live plant offering nationwide, we are unable to ship plugs, begging plants and tender vegetable plants to the following areas: HS, IV41-IV49, IV51, IV55-56, KW15-KW17, PA34, PA41-48, PA60-PA78, PA80, PH40-PH44, TR21-TR24, ZE1-ZE3.