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Japanese Skimmia
Skimmia japonica · Shrub
Japanese Skimmia is a slow-growing shrub, hardy in USDA zones 6-8, that matures to about 3–4 ft × 4–5 ft. It does best in part shade and full shade with medium water needs in well-drained and moist soil. Expect cream and white blooms in spring. It attracts songbirds, stands up well to deer and grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 6-8
- Sun
- Part shade, Full shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 3–4 ft × 4–5 ft
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist
- Bloom color
- Cream, White
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Attracts
- Songbirds
- Tough against
- Deer
- Toxic to
- People
- Native to
- Japan, China
Will it survive your winters?
We score Japanese Skimmia’s freeze-trouble range against the real coldest nights your area has recorded.
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