BlueBell Arboretum & Nursery

Mail order trees, shrubs, conifers and woody climbers

Description

Lovely evergreen shrub with distinctive narrow, glossy green leaves and panicles of cream flower buds which are fully developed by September and last throughout winter. These flower buds open to sweetly fragrant, creamy-white flowers in spring.

Skimmia x confusa 'Kew Green' makes a small or eventually a medium sized shrub, good for year round colour. Ideal for filling a space in a garden border and also very suitable for growing in a containers.

Supplied Size: 3L containers (25 - 40 cm tall)

Features

• Common name: Skimmia
• Position: Full sun or shade.
• Soil: Well drained, fertile soil.
• Hardiness: Hardy.
• Flowering Period: April - May.
• Flower Colour: White
• Rate of Growth: Moderate.
• Habit: Medium sized densely branching, rounded shrub.
  • Height: 2 m (6 ft)
  • Spread: 1.5 m (5 ft)
• Notes: Skimmia x confusa 'Kew Green' is a male selection and will not produce berries itself. It will however pollinate nearby female Skimmia.