Chaenomeles speciosa ‘Nivalis’ Japanese quince – Plants for wildlife and Pollinators
Chaenomeles are an early nectar and pollen source. Fruits may be eaten by birds in the Autumn and left to become a shrubby tangle could make a decent protective nesting site.
Gardening Jules 
I love your white one.I am always surprised to see them in bloom so early.
Yes me too, although the return to cold and weather for ducks today, will be a challenge for Spring flowers. Roll on some warmer temperatures!
Lovely photograph Julie. Spring is so welcome.
Thanks Susie, I feel impatient this year for some warm Spring sunshine, its slow to come but buds and some flowers are appearing anyway.
I love your attention to detail on photos:-) What a lovely plant + provides for pollinators , my kinda plant!
Thank you Robbie, the fruit makes a decent Jelly for humans too. 🙂
yum-just had some elderberry today-I love ALL jelly!
also, love the header-wow that is a wonderland!
You are kind, thanks, that photo was taken in a local woodland, where we love to walk with our dog.
Stunning photo of a beautiful flower. So delicate.
Todays rain has left the flowers looking a bit bedraggled but there are lots more buds still to open, some sunshine would nice!
Same here, those bluebells got a bit of battering today. Waiting for sunshine as well!
What a gorgeous photo Julie! Such a delicate blossom. I always think of quince as pink and never knew there was a white – I think I prefer this one! Very lovely.
– Kate x
I prefer the white forms of Chaenomeles too Kate, there are several more white ones all really lovely with delicate blossoms in Spring, I like the way white shines out on a grey day at this time of year over here.
A beautiful photo, Julie!
Thanks Tina, although another non-native its a good shrub for wildlife. Hopefully as the Spring warms up there will be more native flowers in bloom in here.
I haven’t seen a white one before, lovely.
There are a couple of whites, this one is vigorous and unwieldy to control but has a very nice blossom.
Lovely, have never seen a white one.
It seems the hotter colour Chaenomeles are more popular but there are a couple of lovely white forms that make great garden and wildlife plants.
Lovely white flowers. We have a couple of varieties of quince in our garden – with blooms of a red and a peach colour each but not this white variety.
There are far fewer red or peach flowers early in the year and they make an eye catching display, maybe thats why the white forms are less known.
Lovely photo Julie. This white form is so delicate. My mother’s red chaenomeles has been in flower since the end of January! I was amazed to see it so early.
The mild winter no doubt had a part to play in the early flowers. I just wish a warm Spring is on its way as I’ve had enough of chilly wet days!
Oh me too! Our garden is like a quagmire!
The weather forecaster has just said we are in for dryer warmer weather next week, I hope he is right!
I hope so too! 🙂
I do like to see a quince in a garden but always find the colour either too red or too insipid a pink to really want one for my own garden. Now your beautiful white one is exceptional. Clear and bright, perfect.
Adding it to the list! I have looked it up and interestingly it is said to be suitable for sunless walls and will grow on sunny walls and is tolerant of chalk. Tough to boot then.
This one grows in less than ideal sandy soil on a north facing border, I prefer white to the more colourful varieties too. 🙂
A tender, pristine beauty.
There are some beautiful spring flowers about Cynthia, I hope the weather has warmed for you too.
It’s been milder and windy today. One step outside and the stream is a rushing river, from the sound of it nearby. The spring seems to be here.