Scientific Name:	Skimmia japonica
Pronunciation:	SKIMM-ee-uh juh-PON-ikuh
Common Name:	Japanese skimmia
Family Name:	Rutaceae
Plant Type:	Broadleaf evergreen
Key ID Features:	Small to medium evergreen shrub; leaves obovate, spicy scent; flowers reddish in bud then creamy white in mid-spring. Winter ID: persistent red fruit on female plants.
Course(s):	HORT 2355, Level 4 Apprenticeship

Habit: Spreading Form: Round Texture: Medium Mature Size: Height: 0.7 - 1.3m Spread: 1.0 - 1.5m Growth Rate: Slow Origin: S.E. Asia / Japan / China (Japan) Hardiness Rating: Zone 7: (-18 to -12 C) Exposure: Deep shade, Filtered shade, Part sun/part shade Soil/ Growing Medium: Acidic, Well-drained Water Use: High Landscape Uses: Ground cover, Group or mass planting, Hedge row, Mixed shrub border, Screening, Small garden/space, Spring interest, Woodland margin Additional Info: Google. Also on campus: S. japonica ssp. reevesiana (smaller size, narrower leaves, bisexual flowers, and ovoid fruit).

Leaf Morphology: Form: Simple Arrangement: Alternate Texture/ Venation: Leathery, Pinnate venation Surfaces: Glabrous Colour in Summer: Green Colour in Fall: Green Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Elliptic Apices: Acuminate Bases: Obtuse Margins: Entire

Inflorescence Type: Floriferous, Panicle Flower Morphology: Dioecious plant Number of Petals: 4 Corolla Shape: Rotate/stellate Ovary Position: Superior Colour (petals): Showy, White Flower Scent: Spicy Flower Time at Peak: Mar, Apr Additional Info: Flowers may appear to have both stamens and pistils but individual plants are functionally uni sexual.

Fruit Type: Drupe Fruit Colour: Red Fruiting Time: Sep, Oct Additional Info: Showy, Persistent, poisonous

Bark Morphology: Smooth Bark or Stem Colour: Brown

Propagation:	Softwood cuttings
Plant Care:
Maintenance:	Medium
Pest Susceptibility:	Disease resistant, Scale insects, Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant

Location(s): (GAZ) GAZebo (GAZN) GAZebo North : ssp. reevesiana (LTW) Langley Township Walk (ONE) Overpass North side East (ONW) Overpass North side West Location Map

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