Skimmias are hardy evergreen shrubs and provide welcome colourful winter buds and fragrant spring flowers. They are fairly slow growing rounded shrubs with glossy neat foliage. Skimmias need a lime free soil and prefer shade or partial shade and are ideal for patio pots or where space is limited. Male forms bear flowers whilst female forms bear flowers and berries. Hermaphrodite varieties that produce both flowers and berries are also available.

Flower description : Small fragrant white flowers April/May.
Height and spread: 1m x 1m
Uses: Excellent evergreen hardy shrub, ideal for small spaces and patio pots. Dense panicles of ‘Lily of the Valley’ scented flowers and a free flowering male form.

Flower description : Pink sweetly scented flowers April/May
Height and spread: 1.5m x 1.5m
Uses: Excellent evergreen hardy shrub, ideal for small spaces and patio pots. Red rimmed bright green leaves with red buds in winter which open to pink scented flowers in spring. A male form.

Flower description : Creamy white flower buds opening to scented white star shaped flowers in spring
Height and spread: 60cm x 60cm
Uses: Excellent evergreen hardy shrub, ideal for small spaces and patio pots. Thereza® is free flowering and has a neat dense dome shaped habit with aromatic dark glossy green foliage. A male form.

Flower description : Red buds open to white flowers early spring March/April
Height and spread: 1.5m x 1.5m
Uses: Excellent evergreen hardy shrub, ideal for small spaces and patio pots. White flowers followed by red berries. Prefers peaty soil and light shade

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Flower description : Yellow/white flowers in spring
Height and spread: 1m x 1.2m
Uses: Excellent evergreen hardy shrub, with shiny green leaves, ideal for small spaces and patio pots. White/yellow flowers followed by red berries. Prefers peaty soil and light shade.

Flower description : White flowers in early spring
Height and spread: 1.5m x 1.5m
Uses: Excellent evergreen hardy shrub with buds in late winter followed by clusters of white flowers and red berries. Wide upward spreading shrub suitable for borders.

Flower description : White scented star shaped flowers in spring
Height and spread: 1.5m x 1.5m
Uses: Excellent evergreen hardy shrub which berries and flowers at the same time. In autumn Obsession® has long lasting berries in combination with dense russet coloured panicles. Excellent in patio pots.