Ruscus hyrcanus Spillers Aucuba japonica 'Tatsumaki' is the

Aucuba japonica 'Tatsumaki' is the Quasimodo of the aucuba world

A sport of Hosta 'Baby Bunting'

This German introduction was discovered and named by the late Bob Hayes of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden

The woody perennial species are most often shrubs though there are some salvias that are trees

Ruscus hyrcanus Spillers Aucuba japonica 'Tatsumaki' is theRuscus hyrcanus is one of the rarest of the six butcher's broom species one you certainly won't find listed in your favorite gardening encyclopedia. The range of this Black Sea region endemic includes Iran, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Crimea, where it can be found in lowland forests under Parrotia persica and alongside its cousin poet's laurel. The stalks of Ruscus hyrcanus somewhat resemble Ruscus aculeatus, but the stalks are procumbent