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Spineless Butchers-broom in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Ruscus hypoglossum

 

Spineless Butcher's-broom

Ruscus is an evergreen shrub with glossy leaves and shiny red berries. Ruscus hypoglossum is a clump-forming shrub with arching shoots, and pointed green leaves that are actually flattened shoots. Tiny, yellow flowers appear in Spring, followed by large bright red berries. Requires full sun and well drained soil. By dividing the rootball From seed; winter sow in vented containers, coldframe or unheated greenhouse From seed; sow indoors before last frost

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plant Features
  • Spineless Butchers-broom likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Spineless Butchers-broom likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

  • Spineless Butchers-broom is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Spineless Butchers-broom likes moist and free draining

    Moist and free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Spineless Butcher's-broom

Latin name

Ruscus hypoglossum

type

Evergreens

family

Asparagaceae

ph

5.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Spineless Butchers-broom likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Frost

    Spineless Butchers-broom is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Soil

    Spineless Butchers-broom likes moist and free draining

    Moist and free draining

  • Water

    Spineless Butchers-broom likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

Plant & bloom calendar

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full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Spineless Butchers-broom is 0.75meters x 0.50meters 0.75 M 0.50 M

Ruscus hypoglossum

Ruscus is an evergreen shrub with glossy leaves and shiny red berries. Ruscus hypoglossum is a clump-forming shrub with arching shoots, and pointed green leaves that are actually flattened shoots. Tiny, yellow flowers appear in Spring, followed by large bright red berries. Requires full sun and well drained soil. By dividing the rootball From seed; winter sow in vented containers, coldframe or unheated greenhouse From seed; sow indoors before last frost


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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