skimmia
Skimmia japonica
RHS Plants for Pollinators
USDA zones6 to 8
SunHandles partial sun to full shade
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size3 to 4 feet tall4 to 5 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- Creamy white
- Foliage color
- Gold/yellow, green
- Soil types
- Loam, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Skimmia (Skimmia japonica) is a shrub for shade gardens, borders, containers, and foundation plantings. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes part sun to full shade and average to moist, loamy or chalky soil. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal. It stays evergreen and has a dense, slow growing habit. The creamy white blooms are fragrant and attract bees and birds.
Pairs well with Red twig dogwood, Tree heath, and Lenten rose.
Native range
Asia, Kuril Is., Nansei-shoto, Primorye, and 1 more places. See all 5
Asia, Kuril Is., Nansei-shoto, Primorye, and Sakhalin.