Ruscus aculeatus Christmas Berry PP 16680 Calydorea This 1992 Larry Shatzer hybrid

This 1992 Larry Shatzer hybrid (probably Hedychium flavescens x gardnerianum)

but does seem to develop with age

less aggressive neighbors

followed by an attractive stalk of red berries

Ruscus aculeatus Christmas Berry PP 16680 Calydorea This 1992 Larry Shatzer hybridThis 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.