Acanthus spinosus

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P1000255 Acanthus spinosus (Spiny bear's breeches) (Acanthaceae) Plant.JPG


Plant Characteristics
Habit   herbaceous

Height: 36 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 36.
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
Features: flowers, ground cover
USDA Zones: 6 to 10
Flower features: red, pink, white
Scientific Names

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Read about Acanthus spinosus in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Acanthus spinosus, Linn. Lvs. lanceolate, pinnatifid, pubescent; spines short, whitish: fls. smaller than in the last, purplish, summer; spikes dense, slightly villous.CH


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Varieties

Spinosissimus group (syn. Acanthus spinosissimus, Desf.) Lvs. dark green, pinnately parted; spines glistening, whitish: fls. infrequent, rosy, sessile: autumn; spikes loose, pilose or glabrescent: S. Eu. Grows 3-4 feet, ft. high: lvs. sessile, spines of the bracts recurved.

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