Large Skimmia Japonica Rubella
Japanese skimmia skimmia japonica is a shade loving evergreen shrub that adds color to the garden nearly all year round.
Large skimmia japonica rubella. Skimmia is at its best in semi shady woodland gardens. Carry on browsing if you re happy with this or find out how to manage cookies. Dark red flower buds form in autumn and throughout winter until the flowers open in spring. It is relatively deer resistant and the berries are highly attractive to hungry songbirds.
Read on to learn more about this interesting plant. Skimmia japonica rubella is a male clone bearing rosettes of glossy aromatic leaves. 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. Fragrant white flowers open from dark red buds in spring followed by red fruit.
Buy japanese skimmia male skimmia japonica rubella superb winter colour. 16 99 delivery by crocus we use cookies to provide you with a better service and experience. The evergreen foliage is punctuated by red buds through the winter with an explosion of potent fragrant white blossoms appearing by spring. Skimmia japonica rubella is a compact male skimmia with reddish deep green leaves.
In mid spring large clusters of fragrant star shaped creamy white flowers occasionally tinged pink appear at the branch tips. Skimmia japonica fragrans the same as rubella above but the flower buds are a light pink green and the flowers are white and cream. 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.
It s ideal for growing in an autumn or winter container display or using to fill gaps in the border. Skimmia japonica nymans the same as rubella above but the flowers are not quite as prolific. 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. Skimmia japonica rubella palmstead a male evergreen shrub with shiny dark green leaves.