Butcher's bloom

Ruscus aculeatus

Flower name
Butcher's bloom
Scientific name
Ruscus aculeatus
AliasButcher's bloom, 梛筏, ルスクス, ルスカス, ルスクス・アクレアツス
Place of originMediterranean coast
Place of floweringGarden
Flowering seasonMarch, April, May

What is Butcher's bloom

Butcher's bloom, scientific name:Ruscus aculeatus, is an evergreen small trees of the depatment Asparagaceae,of Ruscus genus native to the Mediterranean coast. It is a dioecious branches. Looks like a stiff leaves dark green leaf branches (youjovs) is a deformed stem. Pointed at the tip of the leaf branches like thorns, succession in the vertical direction as well as the. One each of the leaves bloom flower purple heart in a green surrounding. After the flower ripens gradually to red and small spherical berries.

Common name: Butcher's bloom,scientific name:Ruscus aculeatus (RSC), aka:Butcher's bloom, origin: Mediterranean, height: 30-60 cm, flowering period: March-may , Flower color: heart with purple surroundings green, flower diameter:0.2cm, the fruiting period: July-next year February, fruit color: red, fruit shape: spherical, fruit, diameter: 0.5-0.7 cm, leaf length: 2-4 cm