| Life form | Bush |
| Family | Rutaceae |
| Origin | Southeast Asia, Japan |
| Ease of cultivation | Easy to grow |
| The size | Can reach a height of 1.5 cm. |
| Growth rate | The young plant grows slowly. In the future, the plant can increase by several centimeters per year. |
| Lifespan | Perennial |
| Temperature | In the summer: room temperature, preferably not higher than 86 ° F, in high heat conditions, high humidity is required, in winter not below 32 ° F. Young plants can be damaged from low temperatures |
| Humidity | Skimia carries dry air. |
| Lighting | She prefers partial shade, does not like bright directional light. |
| The soil | Requires rich humus soil with the addition of peat and sand. For soil preparation: 1 part of the sod land, 1 part of coarse sand or perlite, 1/2 part of peat or humus, 1 part of the leaf earth, you can add pieces of coal. Good drainage is required, for example, the bottom layer of bricks, the top layer of sand. |
| Watering | Abundant, in the summer every 3-6 days, the land should be constantly wet; in winter, watered occasionally, not more often 1 time per week, not allowing the drying of the earthy coma. |
| Fertilizer | During growth, fertilizer is applied every month. It is good to apply organic fertilizers, alternating them with mineral fertilizers. |
| Reproduction | Upper cuttings at a soil temperature of 77 ° F in summer or autumn. Cuttings (6-8 cm long) are rooted in a mixture of peat and sand. The lower pair of leaves are removed, and the cut is processed with a rootstock. For rooting, cover the stalk with a film. You can spread the seeds that need to be stratified and planted in separate pots to a depth of 1.5 cm, germinate at a temperature of at least 69,8 ° F (the pH of the mixture of peat and soil 5-5.5). A month later, a complex fertilizer is introduced, and after the seedlings grow up, they are transplanted into larger pots. |
| Bloom | Small cream star-shaped fragrant flowers. The plant is dioecious. Flowering usually occurs in March-April or in summer. Only adult plants bloom. From the flowers are formed berries, which gradually blush. |
| Transfer | Transplanted in spring in the pot for 2-3 cm more than the previous, not burrowing the root neck. Then planted in the garden. |
| Features of care | Regular pruning and removal of damaged shoots are required. In the summer it is desirable to take out on the street in a shady place. Most often grown as a garden crop, it is possible to grow a plant in a pot only for a short time. Otherwise, you should provide the plant with a cool wintering. In the garden planted skimming in the spring. |
| Difficulties | It is affected by mealybugs, scutes, spider mites. The lower leaves turn yellow and fall off as a result of the process of natural aging. Leaves can dry out as a result of sunburn.With a lack of magnesium and iron, yellowing of the leaves is possible. Leaves are light green with a lack of light or nutrients. Skimia suffers from fungal infections. |
| Air cleaning | – |
| Toxicity | – |
