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Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Acanthus balcanicus in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Acanthus longifolius, Poir. Lvs. radical, longer and narrower than in A. mollis, bright green: fls. purple, June. Dalmatia. A. arboreus. Forsk. Evergreen prickly shrub attaining a height of nearly 20 ft. N. E. Trap. Afr. G.C. III. 31: 222.—A. carduifolius, Linn.: Blepharis carduifolia.—A. hispanicus, Hort. 2 ft.: lvs. large, deeply cleft, shining green: fls, white. Aug. Spain. Perhaps A. niger, Mill.—A. ilicifolius (Dilivaria ilicifolia, Juss.). Smooth greenhouse sub-shrub with lvs. resembling Ilex aquifolium. the Eu. Holly. Prop. by cuttings under glass. E. Asia.— A. niger, Mill. Lvs. not spiny, sinuate, glabrous: fls. purplish white. Portugal. N. Taylor ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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 Acanthus longifolius, Poir. Lvs. radical, longer and narrower than in A. mollis, bright green: fls. purple, June. Dalmatia.
-A. arboreus. Forsk. Evergreen prickly shrub attaining a height of nearly 20 ft. N. E. Trap. Afr. G.C. III. 31: 222.—A. carduifolius, Linn.= Blepharis carduifolia.—A. hispanicus, Hort. 2 ft.: lvs. large, deeply cleft, shining green: fls, white. Aug. Spain. Perhaps A. niger, Mill.—A. ilicifolius (Dilivaria ilicifolia, Juss.). Smooth greenhouse sub-shrub with lvs. resembling Ilex aquifolium. the Eu. Holly. Prop. by cuttings under glass. E. Asia.— A. niger, Mill. Lvs. not spiny, sinuate, glabrous: fls. purplish white. Portugal. N. Taylor
+A. arboreus. Forsk. Evergreen prickly shrub attaining a height of nearly 20 ft. N. E. Trap. Afr. G.C. III. 31: 222.—A. carduifolius, Linn.: Blepharis carduifolia.—A. hispanicus, Hort. 2 ft.: lvs. large, deeply cleft, shining green: fls, white. Aug. Spain. Perhaps A. niger, Mill.—A. ilicifolius (Dilivaria ilicifolia, Juss.). Smooth greenhouse sub-shrub with lvs. resembling Ilex aquifolium. the Eu. Holly. Prop. by cuttings under glass. E. Asia.— A. niger, Mill. Lvs. not spiny, sinuate, glabrous: fls. purplish white. Portugal. N. Taylor
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