Skimmia confusa 'Kew Green'

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Skimmia × confusa 'Kew Green'

Add structured evergreen interest with the attractive Skimmia × confusa 'Kew Green', a robust, dome-shaped selection prized for its dense, glossy aromatic foliage and early, greenish-yellow flower clusters. Bred from Skimmia anquetilia and S. japonica, it produces abundant, long-lasting buds in autumn and winter that open to fragrant creamy‑white blooms in spring — an excellent pollinator for female skimmias and a reliable choice for shaded borders or containers.

Key Features:

• Dense, glossy evergreen foliage that gives structure year‑round.
• Greenish‑yellow buds in autumn that open to fragrant cream‑white flowers in spring.
• Architectural, dome‑shaped habit suited to shade and container planting.
• Valuable male pollinator for berry-setting female plants.

Care Tips:

• Position: Best in partial to full shade; tolerates some sun if soil remains moist.
• Soil: Prefers moist, humus‑rich, well‑drained soil; tolerant of a range of soils but dislikes drought.
• Watering: Keep evenly moist, especially when buds form through autumn and winter.
• Feeding: Apply ericaceous feed in spring to support bud and flower production.
• Pruning: Minimal pruning needed; light trim after flowering to maintain shape.

Reliable and award-winning in many trials, 'Kew Green' is widely used for its hardiness, scent and consistent bud display.

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