Japonica Skimmia 'Rubella' ☂part shade ❅Hardy ★Award

• 21 Feb, 2013
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skimmia 'Rubella'
FamilyRutaceae
CharacteristicsPlant type
Shrub

Habit
Bushy

Fragrance
Flower or Leaf

ResilienceHardiness
H4 (hardy)
ColourFlower
Red and White in Spring

Foliage
Dark Green in Autumn, Spring, Summer and Winter

SizeUltimate height
1-1.5 metres

Ultimate spread
1-1.5 metres

Time to ultimate height
10-20 years

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; most have male and female flowers on separate plants

'Rubella' is a small, bushy evergreen shrub with dark green, elliptic leaves to 10cm long. Panicles of red buds, showy in late winter, open to fragrant white flowers in early spring

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Awards
Award of Garden Merit
How to growSunlight
Part shade Aspect
North-facing, West-facing or East-facing
Sheltered
Cultivation
Grow on a good neutral to acid soil with added humus (from leaf mould or well-rotted manure). They will also tolerate a chalky soil that has been improved with well-rotted organic matter. Avoid full sun which can cause yellowing of the leaves
Soil
Moist but well-drained
slightly acidic

Propagation
Propagate by seed, sown in containers in a cold frame in autumn. Root semi-ripe cuttings with bottom heat in late summer

Suggested planting locations and garden types
City/Courtyard Gardens, Coastal, Cottage/Informal Garden, Flower borders and beds or Wall-side Borders

How to carePruning
Pruning group 8 if necessary

Pests
Prone to scale insects
Diseases
Generally trouble free