Skimmia Rubella Plant

Rubella japanese skimmia will grow to be about 3 feet tall at maturity with a spread of 3 feet.

Skimmia rubella plant. Skimmias are evergreen shrubs that are extremely valuable for their multi season displays especially in winter. Their glossy evergreen leaves provide a lovely foil to their fragrant white or yellowish flowers in april and may and long lasting winter berries. The evergreen foliage is punctuated by red buds through the winter with an explosion of potent fragrant white. This compact evergreen shrub is a popular choice for borders and patio containers where plants will provide colour and interest all year round.

Dark red flower buds form in autumn and throughout winter until the flowers open in spring. It has a low canopy. Skimmia japonica rubella is a male clone bearing rosettes of glossy aromatic leaves. Rubella rubella is a compact bushy male evergreen shrub with elliptic dark green leaves and panicles of red buds opening to fragrant white flowers in early spring.

Skimmia japonica rubella is a compact male skimmia with reddish deep green leaves. 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. This shrub should be grown in a location that is shaded from the hot afternoon sun. 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.