Chaenomeles 'Double Take Scarlet'

Chaenomeles 'Double Take Scarlet'This vibrant scarlet, early spring flowering shrub from the Double Take series is delightful in mixed borders, cutting gardens, hedges, and mass plantings. The large, fully double blooms reach out to the tips of the branches, look like camelias, and emerge before foliage. The best flower production is in full sun, often reblooming in the fall. Bring branches with unopened buds indoors for showy arrangements. Chaenomeles Double Take Scarlet is salt,

Type: Broadleaf evergreen

in mixed containers

Foliage color: Gray-green

3-5 feet tall and wide at maturity

Bloom Description: Lavender-blue

Bloom Description: Purple with white eye

Cactus dahlia type

Shrubs are semi-evergreen (retain some green leaves in winter)

Glossy green foliage is divided into oval to lance-shaped leaflets

Plants seem to grow best under part shade conditions

Late summer brings white flowers that yield violet-purple berries by the hundreds

commonly known as smooth hydrangea or wild hydrangea