Ruscus aculeatus
Butchers Broom
Ruscus is a rhizomatous evergreen shrub with glossy leaves that are actually flattened shoots, that bear little pale green flowers that are followed by shiny red berries. Ruscus aculeatus is a bushy sub-shrub that flowers in Spring and bears glossy red berries on female plants in Summer and Autumn
Contributed by @justin
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Full sun to deep shade
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Occasional watering
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Moist and free draining
Common name
Butchers Broom
Latin name
Ruscus aculeatus
type
Evergreens
family
Asparagaceae
ph
5.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to deep shade
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Frost
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Soil
Moist and free draining
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
0.75 M
0.75 M
Ruscus aculeatus
Ruscus is a rhizomatous evergreen shrub with glossy leaves that are actually flattened shoots, that bear little pale green flowers that are followed by shiny red berries. Ruscus aculeatus is a bushy sub-shrub that flowers in Spring and bears glossy red berries on female plants in Summer and Autumn
Planting outdoors
From Mid Spring TO Early Summer
Plant container grown plants in most any soil type except for very wet soils it will tolerate shade and full sun
Propagation by cuttings
From Mid Summer TO Early Autumn
Semi hard wood cuttings are taken from the current years growth from late summer to mid autumn the bottom of the cuttings is hard and soft on the top. With a sharp knife take a cutting of about 14cms, remove lowest leaves, dip end into rooting hormone, and place round the edge of a pot filled with a suitable compost, water well, they must remain moist till rooted, place under glass but in semi shade.
Flowering season
From Mid Spring TO Mid Summer
This has pale green flowers in spring and early summer which are replaced in mid summer to autumn by glossy red berries
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