making the plant an excellent choice for adding vertical interest to garden borders

larger home gardens or in avenues

These blooms feature a bright orange colour that is very eye-catching

If left in full sun it will suffer leaf scorch during the hotter Summer days causing some bleaching and fading of leaf colour

especially in prolonged drier periods

Skimmia 'Finchy' Prunus avium 'Summer Sun' making the plant an excellentSkimmia 'Finchy' is a superb, compact evergreen shrub that provides outstanding long season interest. As a male variety, its main display is the large, showy panicles of greenish white flower buds that are held prominently above the foliage for many months. These buds then open into highly fragrant white flowers. It will not produce any berries but is an excellent pollinator for female varieties. For the best results and healthiest deep green foliage,