Ruscus aculeatus Christmas Berry PP 16680 Tropical uniform selection of Helleborus x

uniform selection of Helleborus x hybridus

the center changes to green

In the eastern US the ruby throated hummingbirds will visit the flowers in years when the blooming corresponds with their arrival

rich pink flowers with pale white striping from July to August

Ruscus aculeatus Christmas Berry PP 16680 Tropical uniform selection of Helleborus xThis unique dwarf selection of the easy to grow evergreen butcher's broom is similar to a clone the late Elizabeth Lawrence grew in her garden. However, this form originated as a seedling selection by Gys Petrus de Jong of Dublin, Ireland, although Gys got some really bad advice about the economic return from patenting a ruscus. The spiny, dark green cladodes (fake leaves) are compacted nearly on top of each other along the dark green stems.