Skimmia japonica ‘Rubella’ is a compact male Skimmia with reddish, dark green leaves. This shrub produces pretty dark red flower buds form autumn - winter, the buds open in spring to reveal tiny star shaped fragrant flowers.
✓This shrub is brilliant in a container and also for filling gaps within your garden border
✓Best planted in part to full shade
✓ Low maintenance and easy to grow
✓ Evergreen
✓ RHS Award of Garden Merit
✓ RHS Plants for pollinators
✓ Hardy shrub
✓Plant in well drained, acidic soil (Ericaceous compost)
More information:
Lightly trim after flowering if required. Skimmia japonica 'Rubella' is a male Skimmia.
