Skimmia japonica
Common name: skimmia
Useful cultivars and selections: –
USDA hardiness zone: 7
Mature height and spread: 1-2 m tall by 3-4 m wide
Form: shade
Water use: medium
Soil requirements: moist soil
Leaf arrangement: alternate or sub alternate
Fall colour: evergreen
Flower/cone/fruit descriptions: red fruit, fragrant, lemon scented flowers, flower stalks red or purple
Limitations: needs shelter, can’t be in full sun
Suitable uses: best as a woodland plant,
ID description: elliptic to lanceolate leaves, entire, short petioles, 5-10 mm long, leaves clustered at tips
