Skimmia x confusa 'Kew Green'
Family - Rutaceae
Category - Shrub
Origin - Discovered at Kew Gardens in England
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter
Hardiness - H5
Height - 90cm
Width - 90cm or more
Location - The Woodland Walk
Description: A small Evergreen Shrub with a bushy, rounded habit. Neat dark green leaves are oblanceolate to Elliptic in shape with pointed tips and have a leathery texture. Many small star-shaped flowers open from attractive green buds and are pale green initially then fade to creamy white with age. The Blooms are held in dense, pyramidal panicles and are produced from early spring (occasionally earlier) and persist into late spring.
Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Flower:
Dioecious, this plant only produces male flowers. Small star-shaped flowers are pale green at first and turn to creamy white with age. The blooms are held in dense, pyramidal panicles and are produced from March (occasionally earlier) into May.
Flower colour: Green, white
Flower shape: Star-shaped flowers in panicles
Flowering time: March, April, May
Foliage:
Aromatic dark green leaves are oblanceolate to Elliptic in shape and have a leathery texture. The leaves are Alternately arranged along the branches.
Foliage Senescence: Evergreen
Foliage Shape: Oblanceolate to elliptic
Propagation:
Cuttings.
Cultivation:
Best in partial shade to shade in fertile, moisture retentive soil that is well drained.