Product Details
- Form: Low growing domed shrub
- Height: 30cm
- Width: 30-40cm
- Production: Container grown; suitable for all year round planting
- Pot size: 4ltr
- Position: Full sun or partial shade
- Soil: Neutral or acid soil. Use ericaceous compost for container growing
- Interest: Evergreen plant with red berries over winter
- Rate of Growth: 10 - 15cm per year
- Flowers: White flowers followed by berries.
- Hardiness: Easy to grow, tough plant that copes well with pollution and shade but not waterlogging
Skimmia japonica reevesiana is a neat domed evergreen which is a good choice for the small garden or for container growing. Skimmia reevesiana bears red berries throughout the winter. This compact shrub will grow to 80cm high and 80cm wide in 10-20 years. Generally this shrub is disease free and very easy to care for. Regular feeding is important, especially for containerised plants.