Ruscus aculeatus Christmas Berry PP 16680 Sun to Light Shade Hosta 'Reptilian' breaks new ground

Hosta 'Reptilian' breaks new ground by combining a steely blue leaf color with a heavily corrugated

with dozens of 1"

The long wavy leaves emerge pure green

A patch of Hymenocallis traubii in flower is truly magical when the sweet fragrance perfumes the air

soon evolving into a 20" ladder of green

Ruscus aculeatus Christmas Berry PP 16680 Sun to Light Shade Hosta 'Reptilian' breaks new groundThis 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.