is that a poem????

how long in the pot???

and why isnt it in mother earth.. where it would need full sun .. and just about nothing else .. [water until established]

and you know.. it only blooms once per year.. yes???

WAG ... potting media is worn out ... and if it cant go into mother earth.. it needs to be repotted ..

its one of my shrubs that i could run over.. repeatedly ... with the truck .. so its gotta be a pot issue

ken

Hey ken_adrian:

Your post was very amusing! And what you said was true.

Bogturtle: Flowering Quince is a large shrub. Perhaps someone misled you about planting it in a pot. Shrubs generally need lots of ground to stretch roots into the earth and grow properly. If kept in a pot, you'll have to continually repot it as it grows or it will just up 'n die on you. Good luck.

Thanks.
Will put it in a large pot, with new and good soil and re-pot, as the plant enlarges. Will do that until the pot becomes a chore to move. Then I will the shrub in the ground.
Have another quince that is, actually, a low grower and rather dwarf, though I do see huge old ones all over. Did not know if Cameo grew to that size or not.

Cameo is a compact variety and slow growing. But it will still need good nutrition if pot grown. Tolerates a range of soils around neutral. Eventually it will get to about 3 - 4 feet high and as wide. Use a slow release shrub fertiliser.

I don't know why yours didn't flower the next year. Possible reasons - too little water, too little light. When you say 'moved away' when bloom is over where are you putting it? It will still need light and water. Also there should be attractive fruits as well as the flowers to look at. You can cook with them too.

If you Google it there is a lot of information about it on the web.