*RETAIL - Ruscus hypoglossum [Old Garden Form]

This small evergreen shrub, to 2 ft, is nothing but stems, but seems to survive quite nicely, thank you. (What appear to be leaves are really flattened stems or cladodes.)  Native from Italy to the Czech Republic, it’s often used to do rough cleaning (beating rugs, cleaning butchering blocks, etc.). In spring, tiny white flowers appear on the tops of cladodes. Indestructible  border plant; better in the winter when it sets berries. Best in part to full shade in rich, well-drained soil.  Though drought tolerant, growth is better with summer water. Frost hardy in USDA zone 7.

BUTCHER'S BROOM

Asparagaceae

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