Skimmia japonica Male
Male Skimmia
Male Japanese Skimmia adds spring fragrance to a shaded planting. Its creamy flowers are generally larger and more strongly scented than those of female plants.
Dense, dark green foliage remains through winter. This male plant supplies pollen for nearby female skimmias but does not carry their berry display.
Plant in partial or full shade with acidic, organic-rich soil that stays moist and drains well.
Size
• Height: 2–7 ft
• Width: 3–5 ft
Hardiness
• USDA Zones: 7a–8b
Best Uses
• Border
• Foundation
• Woodland Gardens
- Plant type
- Broadleaf Evergreen, Evergreen Shrub
- Height
- 2-7 ft
- Width
- 3-5 ft
- Hardiness zones
- 7a–8b
- Sunlight
- Part shade to full shade
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Bloom time
- Spring
- Flower color
- Cream, White
- Leaf color
- Dark Green
- Fall color
- Green
- Fruit color
- None
- Soil
- Acidic, Humus rich, Moist well-drained
- Landscape use
- Border, Foundation, Woodland Gardens
- Shape
- Dense, Mounding, Rounded
- Fruit
- No
- Fragrant
- Yes
- Deer resistant
- No
- Salt tolerant
- No
- Drought tolerant
- No
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