chaenomeles

aka japonica

I remember this growing in my grandmother's garden and think it is not quite as popular now.

My mother used to make quince jelly from the fruit of japonica. I found it a bit strange.

[Jenfurj]

Beautifully photographed. Looks great on black.

[Sam]

Oh where is the fruit to make quince jelly?

[Hazel]

@gigiflower

Sam after the blossom, after the blossom - the fruit are strange, hard and uninspiring whereas the quince jelly is runny - and uninspiring!

[Sam]

@quietpurplehaze Oh I see! Thanks for explaining. Doesn't sound very nice!!

[Penelope Ann]

Very sweet photo. Our plant produces quinces too but yoo nervous to make jelly from them as try are very ugly fruits

[sally agnew]

Beautiful blossoms, lovely colour :)

[Dawn]

A very pretty blossom , I love Quince, the fruit is a bit like a pear but skin is a bit furry , fruit a little gritty
But they are nice

[Hazel]

@dawnee That's interesting as I never tasted them raw.

[Bep]

Wonderful blossoms.

[Peggy Sirk]

Gorgeous blossoms!

[Merrelyn]

Beautiful colours, I make quince paste, if manage to find them, (delicious with cheese). 😀

[Tim L]

Very popular here, and you can see them with white and pink flowers. The fruit are called quince and my wife makes jelly but nobody eats it! Nice detail and depth of field with this shot.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

This is beautiful, Hazel, and I love the colors. Fav!

[gloria jones]

Lovely shot, focus, color

[Richard Creese]

Lovely flowers

[Susie]

Beautiful. fav

[Richard Hickey]

Incredible picture.

[Kas]

Beautiful flowers - so delicate looking.

[Catherine]

Such a beautiful flower!

[Catherine P]

so lovely. Perfect focus and great dof

[Hazel]

@pyrrhula

Green flowers?

[Pyrrhula]

@quietpurplehaze Yep. Light green . A pieces that came from Korea. I did buy it in the arboretum of Kalmhout , Belgium . See: http://365project.org/pyrrhula/365/2016-05-06

[Pyrrhula]

Love them. Ours are blooming to. Withe, green, orange and red ones.

[Peter]

Beautiful composition colour and focus its a great image Hazel:)

[Babs]

Beautiful flowers. We used to have two quince trees in our garden when we lived in Melbourne.
A friend of mine makes quince paste and I agree with Merrelyn @merrelyn it is delicious with cheese and crackers.

[Denise Wood]

Beautiful :)

[Molly]

A beautiful bright shot. I have one of these in my garden, but didn't know it's Latin name until now.

[Skip Tribby - ​🖖]

Great closeup and composition of these beautiful blossoms!