6. Flowering Quince (Chaenomeles speciosa) Here’s a deciduous shrub that will ring in the last chapter of winter with a profusion of flowers. Flowering quince is otherwise a dense, twiggy bush ...

However, spring-blooming clematis, such as 'Francis Rivis' shown here, should only be cut back after the plants have flowered. Flowering quince shrubs are typically grown for their spring-blooming ...