Double Take 'Scarlet Storm' Quince. Chaenomeles speciosa'Scarlet Storm'PPAF Mature Height: 36-48" Red Blooms Bloom Time: Spring Garden & Patio The doubled flowers of Double Take quince are larger and showier than those of other varieties - plus, no thorns! Double Take Scarlet puts on a spectacular early spring display of large red, double flowers. The Double Take quince are more than just pretty spring flowers; thornless and deer resistant, they do not produce fruit, and are drought tolerant once established. Developed by Dr. Tom Ranney and his team at the Mountain Horticultural Crops Research & Extension Center in beautiful North Carolina.