Ruscus aculeatus 'John Redmond'
5th January 2013
The distribution of Butchers Broom extends to the UK but is centered around the Mediteranean. It is tolerant of dry shade
and is usually planted in the darkest, least attractive corners where it is dull and dusty.
Its prickly cladophylls attract gardeners with worthy intentions who delight in long educational dissertations
about oddness.
Fortunately there is the compact little tuffet of 'John Redmond' to cheer things up. It is less fortunate that a plant
that produces berries so freely should be named after a man but as I say, Ruscus are odd.
25th December 2014