Bear's breeches
Acanthus mollis
perennial1.2×1.5 mzone 6–9partial shade
Profile
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Habit
- perennial
- Height
- 1.2 m
- Spread
- 1.5 m
- Growth
- very fast
- Lifespan
- 20 years
- First yield
- after 2 years
- Hardiness
- zone 6–9
- Shade tolerance
- partial shade
- Soil
- Sand, Silt, Loam
- Soil moisture
- moist – very wet
- pH
- 6 – 7.5
Flowering & harvest
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flowering |
Uses
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