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  • RUSCUS aculeatus
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    RUSCUS aculeatus

    Commonly known as Box holly, Butcher's broom, Kneeholly

    Thick clump-forming small shrub with red berries. Mixed sex plants only available.
     
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    • Berries
      These plants have berries.
    • Good to know
      British native. Male and female/hermaphrodite required for berries. Was used for scrubbing butchers' blocks, cleaning chimneys and repelling rats and mice.
    • Medicinal properties
      Used in the treatment of varicose veins.
    • Pests & Diseases
      None
    • Place of origin
      Europe, northern Africa, northern Turkey, Azores
    • Resistant to honey fungus
      These plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.
    • Evergreen
      What appear to be leaves are flattened stems (cladophylls), spine-tipped to 2.5cm (1in) long
    • Fully hardy
    • Height
      75cm (30in)
    • Spread
      1m (39in))
    • Bulb/Corm or rhizomatous perennial
    • 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.
    • Hardy - cold winter
      Hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters. May not withstand open/exposed sites or central/northern locations. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -15°C (5°F)
    • Autumn Seasonal Interest
    • Winter Seasonal Interest
    • Fertile moist well-drained soil
      Moderately fertile
    • Full shade
    • Full sun
    • Partial shade
    • harmful if eaten
    • Rabbit Resistant
    • Mature Size
      75cm (30in)
      bulb/corm - guide for size not form Watering Can
        1m (39in))
       
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