Skimmia x confusa 'Kew Green' (Kew Green Skimmia)
Michael's Opinion
A spreading evergreen shrub with a dense bushy habit.
Botanical Information
| Family | Rutaceae |
| Genus | Skimmia |
| Species | x confusa |
| Cultivar | 'Kew Green' |
| Synonyms | Skimmia 'Kew Green' |
| Category | Woody |
| Type | Shrub (evergreen) |
| Pronunciation |
Details
| USDA Hardiness Zone | 7b - 8a |
| USDA Hardiness Ref. | |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone | 7 |
| Canada Hardiness Ref. | |
| RHS Hardiness Zone | H5 |
| RHS Hardiness Ref. | |
| Temperature (°C) | -15 to -10 |
| Temperature (°F) | 5 to 14 |
| Height | 1 m |
| Spread | 1.5 m |
| Growth | Medium |
| Flowering Period | March, April |
Description and Growing Information
| General Description | Skimmia x confusa 'Kew Green' is a bushy evergreen shrub with beautiful oblanceolate leaves and rich clusters of small white to pale green, lilac-like flowers with deep yellow anthers. |
| Landscape | This is a romantic, cottage garden shrub also good for banks and slopes, mass planting or container planting. |
| Cultivation | Grow in part to full shade, in moist, well-drained, humus soil. Tolerant of full sun in moist soil, air pollution and neglect. Leaves may pale or turn yellow or yellow-white if over exposed to sun or grown in poor soil. |
| Pests | Possible pests include: fruit tree red spider mite and horse chestnut scale. No diseases to note. |
| Notable Specimens | Wakehusrt Place, Ardingly, West Sussex, England. |
| Habitat | Horticultural origin. |
| Leaf Description | Simple, broadly oblanceolate, up to 12 cm, aromatic, arranged in a basal ray about the flower cluster. |
| Flower Description | White to pale green-yellow, fragrant, arranged in large terminal panicles, Kew Green is a male selection. |
| Fruit Description | It is a male selection and thus fruit is absent. |
Photographs
A mature plant in the garden at Wakehusrt Place, Ardingly, West Sussex, England.
Scanning electron microscope image of pollen grain.
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