There39s something extra special about plants which flower early in the year the flowering quince or japonica brings a promise of spring flowering on the bare winter stems as early as march and continuing into april chaenomeles speciosa 39yukigoten39 is a mass of double white flowers and looks fabulous against a sunny wall or as a specimen plant in the border the flowers are attractive to pollinating insects providing a valuable source of nectar early in the year in autumn arom