Skimmia consists of compact evergreen shrubs characterized by their aromatic, simple leaves. These plants produce terminal clusters of small white or yellowish flowers. When pollination occurs on female plants, these flowers give way to glossy red berries. Typically, Skimmia features distinct male and female flowers on separate individuals.

Skimmia japonica Rubesta Jos ('Moerings 45'PBR)

Skimmia japonica Rubesta Optima ('Moeropti' PBR) is a compact, resilient evergreen shrub characterized by its glossy dark green leaves. In spring, it produces clusters of dark red flowers that emit a pleasant fragrance, blooming a few weeks earlier than other varieties.

Skimmia japonica Rubesta Optima ('Moeropti'PBR) (m)

Skimmia japonica Seduction ('Redbolwi' PBR) is a compact evergreen shrub featuring glossy, dark green leaves. In spring, it produces clusters of aromatic flowers that are white and pink in color.

Skimmia japonica Seduction ('Redbolwi'PBR) (m)

Skimmia japonica Sensation ('Whitebolwi' PBR) is a robust, upright evergreen shrub characterized by its dense growth habit and glossy, dark green leaves. In spring, it produces clusters of small, fragrant white flowers shaped like stars. These are succeeded by vibrant red berries.

Skimmia japonica Sensation ('Whitebolwi'PBR)

This compact evergreen shrub reaches a height of 70 cm and features elliptic, glossy green foliage that releases a pleasant aroma when crushed. In spring, clusters of tiny white flowers emerge from yellow-green buds.

Skimmia japonica White Dwarf ('Moerings 1'PBR) (m)

This evergreen shrub features glossy, elliptical leaves that are a rich green. In autumn, it produces greenish-white flower buds, which bloom into fragrant white flowers in the spring.

Skimmia japonica White Globe ('Fm1'PBR) (m)

Skimmia japonica compact (f)

Skimmia japonica subsp. japonica

Skimmia japonica subsp. japonica var. intermedia

Skimmia japonica subsp. japonica var. japonica

Skimmia japonica subsp. pumila

This low-growing evergreen shrub features leathery leaves that have a mild fragrance. In spring, it produces dense clusters of small, creamy-white flowers that emit a pleasant scent. By autumn, red berries emerge and frequently persist through the winter into the next spring.

Skimmia japonica subsp. reevesiana

This compact evergreen shrub features leathery, oval-shaped leaves and produces small, mildly fragrant white flowers. In the autumn, it is adorned with vibrant red berries.

Skimmia japonica subsp. reevesiana 'Chilan Choice' (m/f)

Skimmia japonica subsp. reevesiana 'Clone I'

Skimmia japonica subsp. reevesiana 'Fata Morgana' (m)

Skimmia japonica subsp. reevesiana 'Godrie's Little Ruby'PBR

Skimmia japonica subsp. reevesiana 'Robert Fortune' is a compact evergreen shrub that reaches approximately 60 cm in height. Its leaves are leathery and emit a mild fragrance. In spring, it produces small, creamy-white flowers that grow in dense, conical clusters. These flowers are succeeded by red berries in the autumn, which may persist into the next spring.

Skimmia japonica subsp. reevesiana 'Robert Fortune' (f/m)

Skimmia japonica subsp. reevesiana var. euphlebia

Skimmia japonica subsp. reevesiana var. kwangsiensis

Skimmia japonica subsp. reevesiana var. reevesiana

Skimmia japonica unidentified cultivar

Skimmia japonica var. lutchensis

Skimmia japonica viridis

Skimmia laureola is a compact, evergreen shrub characterized by its dark green, shiny leaves. In spring, it produces clusters of fragrant creamy-white flowers.

Skimmia laureola

Skimmia laureola 'Borde Hill' (f)

Skimmia laureola 'Kew Green'

Skimmia laureola subsp. lancasteri is a compact evergreen shrub characterized by its low, spreading growth form and slender, deep green leaves that culminate in a sharp tip. In spring, the plant produces aromatic white blooms. Female specimens yield black berries in the fall, following successful pollination of the flowers.

Skimmia laureola subsp. lancasteri

Skimmia laureola subsp. laureola

Skimmia laureola subsp. multinervia

Skimmia mica

Skimmia reevesiana 'Janne'PBR

Skimmia x confusa

Skimmia x confusa 'Chelsea Physic' (m)

Skimmia x confusa 'Isabella' is a substantial evergreen shrub that can grow up to 3 meters in both height and width. It features leathery, pointed, oval leaves that emit a pleasant fragrance. This female cultivar produces conical clusters of small, aromatic, creamy-white blooms in the spring, which are succeeded by persistent, vivid red berries.

Skimmia x confusa 'Isabella' (f)

Skimmia x confusa 'Kew Green' is a compact, spreading evergreen shrub. It features aromatic, broadly oblanceolate leaves that can reach up to 12 cm long. In spring, this plant produces large clusters of small, fragrant flowers that are greenish-yellow in color.

Skimmia x confusa 'Kew Green' (m)

Skimmia x japonica subsp. anquetilia

Spathelia sorbifolia

Tetradium includes both deciduous and evergreen tree species, characterized by their compound leaves and clusters of small, cup-like flowers. These flowers are succeeded by dense groups of small, vibrant seed capsules.

Tetradium

Tetradium aff. fraxinifolium

Tetradium austrosinense

Tetradium baberi

Tetradium daniellii is a deciduous tree that can reach heights of up to 15 meters. Its leaves, which can grow as long as 40 centimeters, consist of approximately 11 ovate leaflets that turn yellow in the fall. In late summer, the tree produces clusters of small, fragrant white flowers, which may later give way to clusters of red fruit.

Tetradium daniellii

Tetradium daniellii 'Moonlight'

Tetradium daniellii Hupehense Group

Tetradium daniellii from Korea

Tetradium daniellii henryi

Tetradium fraxinifolium

Tetradium glabrifolium is a deciduous shrub or small tree that can reach heights of up to 20 meters. Its fragrant, pinnate leaves can grow up to 40 centimeters long, consisting of 3 to 19 papery leaflets that are either ovate or lanceolate in shape. During the summer months, the plant produces clusters of small flowers that range in color from green to yellow or white. These are succeeded by rounded, fleshy seed pods that turn red and split open to expose glossy black seeds.

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