Skimmia japonica ‘Magic Marlot’
Skimmia japonica 'Magic Marlot' is a slow-growing, dwarf cultivar with blue-green and cream variegated leaves perfect and fragrant, white flowers.
Japanese skimmia is an easy-to-grow, evergreen, mounding shrub for shadier situations. It is famous for its winter and early spring bloom that form in white, pink or red buds in the fall opening to white, intensely fragrant flowers in mid to late winter and early spring. Skimmia japonica ‘Magic Marlot’ is a slow-growing, dwarf, male cultivar with blue-green and cream variegated leaves perfect for containers and small spaces. Pink and white buds open to fragrant, white flowers.
Common Name: Japanese Skimmia
Family: Rutaceae (The Citrus Family)
Zone Hardiness: 6-8
Light: Full Shade, Part Shade, Part Sun
Height: 12-24"
Width: 12-24"
Primary Bloom Colour: White/Cream
Secondary Bloom Colour: Pink
Bloom Time: Late Winter - Early Spring
Foliage Colour: Variegated - Cream/White, Bluish
Class: Evergreen
Type: Shrub
Soil Moisture: Average
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: Yes
Berries:
Benefits:
Deer Resistant: Yes
BC Native: No
Native Habitat:
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Geographical Origin: Asia - China and Japan
