General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7a -17.8 °C (0 °F) to -15 °C (5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 18-24 inches
Plant Spread: 36-48 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Fruit: Showy
Other: Rare. Small, globose red berries.
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Flower Color: White
Other: Pale yellow to pale greenish-yellow
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Uses: Groundcover
Will Naturalize
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Days to germinate: 60 to 120 days
Depth to plant seed: 2 inches below soil surface.
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

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Common names
  • Butcher's Broom

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Location: Elizabeth Lawrence Garden at Wing Haven, Charlotte, NC
Date: 2022-06-23
Location: Conservatory, Hidden Lake Gardens, Michigan
Date: 2012-03-01
Ruscus hypoglossum - fruit showing between drying flower petals
Location: Opp, AL  Z8b
Date: 2022-06-27
Location: Conservatory, Hidden Lake Gardens, Michigan
Date: 2012-03-01
Ruscus hypoglossum - Interpretive plaque provided by the Conserva
Location: Seville, Spain | April, 2023
Date: 2023-04-05
Location: Virginia
Date: 2021-06-03
Location: Barcelona, Spain | April, 2023 
Date: 2023-04-04
Location: Botanical Garden of the Technical University Delft
Date: 2019-04-15
Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2016-03-06
Location: Opp, AL  Z8b
Date: 2021-12-31
Location: Conservatory, Hidden Lake Gardens, Michigan
Date: 2012-03-01
Ruscus hypoglossum - growing in what I'm guessing is a 1 gallon p
Location: Barcelona, Spain | April, 2023 
Date: 2023-04-04
Location: Barcelona, Spain | April, 2023 
Date: 2023-04-04
Location: Opp, AL  Z8b
Date: 04/13/2021
Location: Botanical Garden of the Technical University Delft
Date: 2019-04-15
Location: Barcelona, Spain | April, 2023 
Date: 2023-04-04
Location: Barcelona, Spain | April, 2023 
Date: 2023-04-04
Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2015-12-29

Date: 2013-12-27

Date: 2013-12-27
Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2015-01-31
Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2015-01-31
Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2015-01-31
Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2015-01-31
Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2015-01-31
Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2015-10-12
Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2015-10-12
Location: Austin ,TX
Date: 2011-12-05
Tiny blooms in middle of leaves
Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2015-12-25
Location: Balboa Park Botanical Gardens, San Diego, California                                   
Date: 2013-08-16
Location: Botanical Garden of the Technical University Delft

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Comments:
  • Posted by Bubbles (Austin, Tx - Zone 8b) on Dec 20, 2011 8:08 AM concerning plant:
    This plant can be traced back to the 1600s. The English peasants gathered it from the understory of the forests and sold it to butchers, who used it to scour the blocks where they butchered meats. Also used to scour the floors.
    The new growth is tender and can be steamed. Tastes like asparagus!

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