GROWTH HABIT, RATE:
Dense, low-growing, spreading shrub, medium growth rate. About half to a third the size of C. speciosa.

ADAPTABILITY:
Prefers full sun to partial shade, adaptable to drought. Perhaps site to protect frost and freeze damage to flowers, although buds open over a long period of time.

FUNCTIONS:
Shrub border, filler, massing.

PROBLEMS AND MAINTENANCE:
Leaf spot and aphids. Prune immediately after flowering.

NATIVE RANGE:
Japan

USEFUL RANGE (USDA Zones):
Zones 5-8

SUBSPECIES, VARIETIES, CULTIVARS:
Several are available, selected primarily for different flower color. Chaenomeles x superba is the hybrid between C. speciosa and C. japonica.