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RUSCUS aculeatus

Additional Plant Details

  • Good to know - British native. Male and female required for berries. Was used for scrubbing butchers' blocks, cleaning chimneys and repelling rats and mice.
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    Medicinal Properties - used in the treatment of varicose veins.

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    Pests & Diseases - none

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    Place of Origin - Europe, northern Africa, northern Turkey, Azores

Delivery Information

Now is our busy spring period - orders are being packed 6 days a week, however please remember it may be 10 days before you RECEIVE your plants.

Orders can also be collected in person from our Nurseries, or some of our shows - just tell us during the checkout process.

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RUSCUS aculeatus

Box holly, Butcher's broom, Kneeholly

thick clump-forming small shrub with red berries

Burncoose Catalogue Code

Dwarf Shrub - Typically only grows to a maximum of one or two feet in height but there will be some exceptions. - clump-forming, rhizomatous subshrub with upright, branched shoots.
Evergreen - what appear to be leaves are flattened stems (cladodes), spine-tipped to 2.5cm (1in) long

Hardiness Rating

Fully hardy to Frost hardy - Plant can withstand temperatures down to -15°C (50°F) but possibly only to -5°C (23°F)

Mature Dimensions
overall height and width of plant once mature

Height - in metres - 75cm (30in)
Spread - in metres - 1m (3ft)

Preferred Location

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Full Sun
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No Preference - grow in any but waterlogged soil

Buy RUSCUS aculeatus

Pot size: 2.5 or 3 Litre

£13.00 each
3+£11.00 each
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