General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F)
Plant Spread: 28 to 34 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Inflorescence Height: 3 to 4 feet
Foliage Mound Height: 24 to 30 inches
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth

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Common names
  • Bear's Breeches
Also sold as:
  • Acanthus x 'Morning Candle'
  • Acanthus spinosus x mollis 'Mornings Candle'

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Photo Courtesy of Lazy S'S Farm Nursery.
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