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Old 02-05-2008, 09:58 AM
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Originally Posted by newforestfoliage View Post
Raven, the garden common name for this ruscus is butcher's broom. It is ABSOLUTELY dead easy to grow in a British garden. It will take sun or partial shade, but has to have well-drained soil. Gardeners like it because it will grow in dry, sandy soil in light shade where most things won't and makes a nice ground cover. Any good garden centre should have it, or try crocus.co.uk.
Thanks for that although I think you're barking up the wrong ruscus as it were. I actually need the bendier shiner sister called danae racemosa which doesn't seem as common to get hold of even if it is easy to grow. What started off as a but of a curiousity has now become a bit of a challenge, to find and grow this 'rare' plant.
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