When Should I Cut Back Skimmia?

Skimmia's neat growth habit rarely requires pruning, but you can trim and shape the plant while it is dormant during the winter months. You can even bring a few sprigs indoors for holiday decorations. You can also trim the plant before growth appears in early spring.

How do you prune Skimmia?

Plants rarely need any pruning, but if needed this should be carried out in spring after flowering has finished. Remove unwanted stems, cutting back well inside the leaf canopy to hide the cut ends. Pruning will prevent female varieties from producing berries the following winter.

What to do with Skimmia after flowering?

Position your Skimmia in semi shade for best results, although they seem to do pretty well in full shade . add some ericaceous compost to the soil and also top dress with this if it happens to be on the alkaline side. Just after the flowers have gone over in Spring is the time to prune.