Acanthus mollis

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Plant Characteristics
Habit   herbaceous

Height: 7 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 7.
Width: 40 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 40. to 60 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 60.
Lifespan: perennial
Bloom: early summer, mid summer, late summer
Cultivation
Exposure: sun, part-sun
Water: moderate, dry
Features: flowers, drought tolerant, ground cover
USDA Zones: 6 to 10
Sunset Zones: 4-24, 28-32
Flower features: blue, purple, white
Scientific Names

Acanthaceae >

Acanthus >

mollis >


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Read about Acanthus mollis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Acanthus mollis, Linn. Lvs. 2x1 ft., cordate, sinuately pinnatifid, mostly radical: fls. summer; spikes loose, pubescent. Gn. 52, p. 239.—Also recommended as a window plant. Var. latifolius, Hort. (A. latifolius, Hort. A. lusitanicus, Hort.) is larger and hardier.


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Cultivation

Acanthus mollis calendar?
January:
February: sow
March: divide
April: transplant
May: flowering
June: flowering
July:
August:
September:
October: divide
November:
December:
Notes:
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Pests and diseases

Snails and slugs can cause bad damage, especially on young growth.

Cultivars

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