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Botanical name: Skimmia japonica 'Rubella'
Other names: Skimmia 'Rubella'
Genus: Skimmia Skimmia
Variety or Cultivar: 'Rubella' _ 'Rubella' is a compact, bushy, male evergreen shrub with elliptic, dark green leaves and panicles of red buds opening to fragrant, white flowers in early spring.
Skimmia japonica 'Rubella' is: Evergreen
Flower: White in Spring
Foliage: Dark-green in All seasons
Fragrance: Flowers are fragrant.
Habit: Bushy, Compact
Toxicity: If ingested, berries may cause discomfort.
Awards: RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Specific pests: Fruit tree red spider mite Fruit tree red spider mite
Diseases: Generally disease free.
Pruning: Pruning group 8.. REGISTER to read more...
Propagation methods: Semi-ripe cuttings, Seed. REGISTER to read more...
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Skimmia japonica 'Rubella' (Skimmia 'Rubella') will reach a height of 1.5m and a spread of 1.5m after 10-20 years.
Suggested uses: Banks and Slopes, Low Maintenance, Containers, Woodland
Cultivation: Grow in moderately fertile, moist but well-drained, neutral to acid soil in partial shade. Full sun will cause leaves to yellow.
Soil type: Loamy, Sandy
Soil drainage: Moist but well-drained
Soil pH: Acid, Neutral
Light: Full Shade, Partial Shade
Aspect: North, East, West
Exposure: Sheltered
Hardiness: Hardy (H4)
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Botanical name: Skimmia japonica 'Rubella'
Other names: Skimmia 'Rubella'
Genus: Skimmia Skimmia
Variety or Cultivar: 'Rubella' _ 'Rubella' is a compact, bushy, male evergreen shrub with elliptic, dark green leaves and panicles of red buds opening to fragrant, white flowers in early spring.
Skimmia japonica 'Rubella' is: Evergreen
Flower: White in Spring
Foliage: Dark-green in All seasons
Fragrance: Flowers are fragrant.
Habit: Bushy, Compact
Toxicity: If ingested, berries may cause discomfort.
Awards: RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Specific pests: Fruit tree red spider mite
Diseases: Generally disease free.
Pruning: Pruning group 8.. REGISTER to read more...
Propagation methods: Semi-ripe cuttings, Seed. REGISTER to read more...
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Skimmia japonica 'Rubella' (Skimmia 'Rubella') will reach a height of 1.5m and a spread of 1.5m after 10-20 years.
Suggested uses: Banks and Slopes, Low Maintenance, Containers, Woodland
Cultivation: Grow in moderately fertile, moist but well-drained, neutral to acid soil in partial shade. Full sun will cause leaves to yellow.
Soil type: Loamy, Sandy
Soil drainage: Moist but well-drained
Soil pH: Acid, Neutral
Light: Full Shade, Partial Shade
Aspect: North, East, West
Exposure: Sheltered
Hardiness: Hardy (H4)
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| Hardiness: | Hardy (H4) | Tell us... |
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growing skimmia in pot
Will this be okay? Any advice would be appreciated.
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rubella is toxic
Black Leaves
Please can you help.
Many thanks ...
What on earth could be wrong with my plant!?
I did read somewhere that it might like ericaceous compost, so I tried it in that. When that didn't perk it up I tried it in a mixture of ericaceous and bog standard soil and it's been in that for the last few months. I've tried all sorts of plant food but they don't seem to do anything. I have considered just buying a new one from a local garden centre that are waaaaay bushier than mine but I'm determined to nurse this one better.
Any ideas anyone? I'm desperate!...
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