Skimmia ‘Kew Green’ (Skimmia × confusa ‘Kew Green’) is a shrub that can grow 50cm – 1.5m tall and 50cm – 1.5m wide. In this growing guide we’ll learn the cultivation details and how to plant Skimmia ‘Kew Green’ (Skimmia × confusa ‘Kew Green’).
This plant is commonly known as skimmia ‘Kew Green’.
This is a evergreen plant that takes 10-20 years to reach full maturity.
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Plant profile
Common name: skimmia ‘Kew Green’
Scientific name: Skimmia × confusa ‘Kew Green’
Plant type: Shrubs
Habit: Bushy
Height: 50cm – 1.5m
Spread: 50cm – 1.5m
Foliage: Evergreen
Sunlight: Full shade, Partial shade
Soil: Chalk, Loam
Moisture: Moist but well drained
Planting type: Low Maintenance
Other characteristics: RHS Award of Garden Merit
Seasonal colors
| Season | Stem | Foliage | Flower | Fruit |
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| Spring | ||||
| Summer | ||||
| Autumn | ||||
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How to plant Skimmia ‘Kew Green’ (Skimmia × confusa ‘Kew Green’) – Wouter Hagens, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Shrubs are fundamental elements in any garden.
They add color and interest throughout the seasons with their wide variety of flowers, foliage, fruits, trunks and stems.
Whatever the size or style of your garden, the permanent woody structure or the foliage of evergreen shrubs will give the space shape and dimension.
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How to plant
In this section we will learn how to plant Skimmia ‘Kew Green’ (Skimmia × confusa ‘Kew Green’), know its needs in terms of soil, watering and sun exposure.
Soil
Skimmia ‘Kew Green’ (Skimmia × confusa ‘Kew Green’) is a plant that prefers to grow in chalk or loam.
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The chalky soil is pale and contains chunks of calcium-rich rock. It is a fertile and well-draining soil, almost always alkaline.
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The loam soil is dark, rich in organic matter but balanced in minerals. It offers the best of all worlds, retaining enough water for the plants, but allowing excess moisture to drain away. This is the most desired type of garden soil, perfect for most plants.
It is not very sensitive to soil acidity or alkalinity and grows well in soils with pH acid, alkaline or neutral.
Regarding drainage, Skimmia × confusa ‘Kew Green’ likes to grow in moist but well drained soil.
Sunlight
Skimmia ‘Kew Green’ (Skimmia × confusa ‘Kew Green’) is a plant that should be grown in shade or partial shade positions.
Cultivation profiles – Growing Skimmia ‘Kew Green’ (Skimmia × confusa ‘Kew Green’) – Wouter Hagens, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
