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Asparagaceae
Box-holly
Ruscus aculeatus
Also known as Knee holly, Butcher's broom, Prickly pettigree, Ruscus aculeatus f. pumilus
Indoor Plants · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Shade Tolerant · Evergreen · Low Maintenance · Berries · Indoor Shrub · Ruscus · Drought Tolerant · Ornamental · Woodland · Mediterranean
Box-holly is a tough, shade-tolerant evergreen shrub that thrives with minimal attention, making it ideal for low-light corners indoors or shaded garden beds. Water it every 10–14 days and avoid waterlogged soil, as it tolerates some drought once established. Its bright red berries add ornamental interest through winter and attract birds to the garden.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 3 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately, allowing the top inch of soil to dry between waterings · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5.5–6.5
- Temperature
- -20°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 24 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Algeria, Azores, Baleares, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., France, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kriti, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Mexico Central, Mexico Southeast
- Attracts
- Birds
Sources: trefle
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