Skimmia japonica 'PABELLA'

Skimmia japonica
Skimmia japonica 'PABELLA'
Japanese skimmia
SIZE/TYPE small shrub
USUAL HEIGHT 0.3-0.5m
USUAL WIDTH 0.5-0.6m
LEAVES evergreen broadleaf
COLOUR OF LEAVES green
FLOWERS less showy but noticeable
COLOUR OF FLOWERS white
BLOOMING TIME March - April
LOCATION semi-shade to shade
SOIL TYPE acidic (peaty)
SOIL MOISTURE REQUIREMENTS evenly moist (dislikes drought)
USDA zone (lowest) 5b   (down to -27°C)
WINTER PROTECTION  
FOR ZONE 5+6 Code of winter protection zone 5+6
FOR ZONE 7 Code of winter protection zone 7
BELONGS TO CATEGORIES Evergreen broadleaf
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Skimmia is a small, evergreen shrub from Japan. After the year 2000 there has been a number of new varieties which are still being tested for stability of their featured characteristics. The aim is to select plants distinctly different from the species. In 2017 a new introduction gained attention and won the main award at Flora Holland Glazen Tulp. Its was named Pabella. It is a natural female mutation of male variety Rubella and was found in the nursery of Roland van der Werf in the Netherlands.

Pabella is a compact, slow growing, female skimmia variety producing tiny fragrant flowers in early spring, which are followed by small, spherical, red and very glossy fruit if pollinated by a male variety (e.g. Rubella). Leaves are evergreen, leathery, narrowly elongated, deep green, and glossy. The shrub is very pretty, neat, and sturdy, not prostrate or procumbent like some older female varieties.

If you plant it well you needn’t look after it any longer except for occasional watering in dry spells. There are a few rules you have to follow if you want your skimmia look perfect: the soil has to be always moist but extremely well-drained, acidic (add peat), light (add leaf mould), and most of all humus-rich. The best location is dappled shade or even deep shade (shady back of your house or under thick canopies of tall trees). When leaves turn pale or even yellow the plant suffers from too much sun or water, or too little nutrients in the soil. Skimmia is tolerant of atmospheric pollution. All parts of the plant are toxic. It is hardy to about -27°C (USDA zone 5b) and on protected sites without sunlight it withstands cultivation in outdoor containers.

Last update 28-10-2017
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GLOSSARY
  • STANDARD QUALITY - Plants of this group are 1st class quality with number of branches and overall density adequate to their size and age, considering they were container grown.
  • DE LUXE QUALITY - This label guarantees a luxurious quality of manually selected plants that, compared to their height and age, are exceptionally dense and beautiful.
  • EXTRA - These plants are usually mature and bigger specimens with exceptional overall appearance.
  • STANDARD (as described in the plant form) means a tree with a trunk of 190-210 cm and a crown at the top, unless specified differently. The commercial size for trees is their girth measured in the height of 1m from ground.
  • HOBBY - These plants are of the same quality as our standard-quality plants but younger and therefore cheaper.
  • SHRUB - a woody plant with branches growing bushy from the ground level.
  • HALF-STANDARD or MINI-STANDARD - a small tree with shorter trunk, its size is usually specified.
  • FEATHERED - These are trees with branches growing already from the base of the trunk and up along the stem.
  • GRASSES and PERENNIALS - Sizes given usually read the diameter of the pot or the clump, as specified.
LARGE PLANTS over 150 cmspecimens, screening and hedging shrubs

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