Large Skimmia Japonica Rubella

Perfect for shady gardens skimmia japonica japanese skimmia is a lovely dense mounded evergreen shrub prized for its fragrant flowers aromatic leaves and showy fruits.

Large skimmia japonica rubella. Reevesiana s skimmia japonica rubella m skimmia. Genus skimmia are compact evergreen shrubs with simple aromatic leaves and terminal panicles of small white or yellowish flowers followed on fertilised female plants by shiny red berries. In mid spring large clusters of fragrant star shaped creamy white flowers occasionally tinged pink appear at the branch tips. Skimmia japonica rubella is a male clone bearing rosettes of glossy aromatic leaves. Most skimmia varieties are either male m or female f although some are self fertile s and will produce berries by themselves. Depending on the variety will depend on whether you have got a male or female variety for example skimmia rubella is a male variety and skimmia japonica nymans is a female variety and produces red berries. It is relatively deer resistant and the berries are highly attractive to hungry songbirds.

Skimmia x confusa kew green m skimmia japonica fragrans m skimmia japonica nymans f skimmia japonica subsp. Skimmia japonica rubella is a compact male skimmia with reddish deep green leaves. The evergreen foliage is punctuated by red buds through the winter with an explosion of potent fragrant white blossoms appearing by spring. 16 99 delivery by crocus we use cookies to provide you with a better service and experience. Skimmia japonica fragrans the same as rubella above but the flower buds are a light pink green and the flowers are white and cream. It s ideal for growing in an autumn or winter container display or using to fill gaps in the border. Skimmia is at its best in semi shady woodland gardens.

Fragrant white flowers open from dark red buds in spring followed by red fruit. Dark red flower buds form in autumn and throughout winter until the flowers open in spring. Skimmia japonica rubella palmstead a male evergreen shrub with shiny dark green leaves. Read on to learn more about this interesting plant. Buy japanese skimmia male skimmia japonica rubella superb winter colour. Most have male and female flowers on separate plants details rubella is a small bushy evergreen shrub with dark green elliptic leaves to 10cm long.