Skimmia

Skimmia
These are fantastic, evergreen shrubs, that offer all year-round interest. There are male and female varieties.
The male has glossy dark green foliage, they hold deep coloured flower buds all winter that open to delicate flowers for spring. Whilst the female varieties do this, they also have a bright juicy red berry that sometimes does no look real.
You do need one male to pollinate a group of female skimmias.
Male Varieties such as Kew Green / Fragrans / Rubella.
Female Varieties such as Nymans / Veitchii.
Self-fertile varieties such as Reevesiana / Veitchii
Where to Site Your Skimmia
Perfect for mixed flower borders and pots.
How to Grow and Look after your Skimma
Skimmia require moist fertile acidic soil – if you don’t add a bag of ericaceous compost. They prefer full shade or partial shade but can tolerate full sun.
They need a general-purpose acidic fertiliser and this is to be added in spring,
- Skimmia Japonica Wanto 1.5 Litre Pot£8.00Deep red flower buds in autumn and winter open to dense clusters of small white flowers in spring. Learn More
- Skimmia Japonica Pink Dwarf 1.5 Litre Pot£8.00
Skimmia Japonica Pink Dwarf compact variety with dark green foliage and buds that open to slightly fragrant pink flowers.
Learn More - Skimmia Japonica Fragrant Cloud 1.5 Litre Pot£8.00Skimmia Japonica Fragrant Cloud female clone producing dense heads of sweetly scented white flowers, opening in spring from white winter buds. Learn More
- Skimmia Japonica Marlot 1.5 Litre Pot£8.00Red flower buds in autumn and winter open to dense clusters of small pinkish white flowers in spring. Learn More
- Skimmia Japonica Rubella 2 Litre Pot£8.00Deep red flower buds in autumn and winter open to dense clusters of small white flowers in spring. Learn More
- Skimmia Japonica Kew Green 2 Litre Pot£8.00Male clone producing dense heads of sweetly scented white flowers, opening in spring from reddish winter buds. Learn More
- Skimmia Japonica Rubella 1.5 Litre Pot£8.00Deep red flower buds in autumn and winter open to dense clusters of small white flowers in spring. Learn More
- Skimmia Japonica Rubella 5 Litre Pot£16.85Deep red flower buds in autumn and winter open to dense clusters of small white flowers in spring. Learn More
- Skimmia Japonica Kew Green 5 Litre Pot£16.85Male clone producing dense heads of sweetly scented white flowers, opening in spring from reddish winter buds. Learn More
- Skimmia Japonica Intense 3 Litre Pot£17.35Skimmia Intense's buds are bright red, opening to very fragrant, pink-white flowers in spring. Learn More
- Skimmia Japonica Fragrant Cloud 5 Litre Pot£22.35Skimmia Japonica Fragrant Cloud female clone producing dense heads of sweetly scented white flowers, opening in spring from white winter buds. Learn More
- Skimmia Japonica Rubella 7.5 Litre Pot£36.45Deep red flower buds in autumn and winter open to dense clusters of small white flowers in spring. Learn More
- Skimmia Japonica Finchy 7 Litre Pot£41.00
Skimmia Japonica Finchy is a compact evergreen.Bears very large clusters of white flowers amid shiny green aromatic leaves from March to April. Grow in medium soil in a lightly shaded position.Male form Height 1m.
Learn More - Skimmia Japonica Marlot 20 Litre Pot£73.75
Skimmia Japonica Marlot are evergreen, upright, dense shrub with aromatic bright green foliage. Red flower buds in autumn and winter open to dense clusters of small pinkish white flowers in spring.
Specimen sized Skimmia will add instant impact to any border
Learn More - Skimmia Japonica White Dwarf 20 Litre Pot£73.75
Skimmia Japonica White Dwarf compact variety with dark green foliage and white buds that open to slightly fragrant white flowers.
Super Sized Specimen - will create an instant impact
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