Acanthus mollis 'Hollard's Gold' (Bear's breeches 'Hollard's Gold')
Other names: Bear's breech 'Hollard's Gold', Acanthus mollis 'Fielding Gold', Acanthus mollis 'Feilding Gold', Golden bear's breeches
'Hollard's Gold' is a clump-forming, semi-evergreen perennial with glossy, deeply lobed, yellow-green leaves, brighter yellow when young, and, in summer, tall, erect racemes of white flowers with dusky purple bracts.
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1.2m max. spread |
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1m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Acanthus mollis Latifolius Group 'Rue Ledan' (Bear's breeches 'Rue Ledan')
Other names: White bear's breeches, White-flowering bear's breeches, Acanthus mollis 'Rue Ledan' , Acanthus mollis 'Jeffalbus', Acanthus mollis 'Jefalba', Acanthus mollis 'Jardin en Face', Acanthus mollis 'Albus'
'Rue Ledan' is a clump-forming, herbaceous perennial with glossy, deeply lobed, dark green leaves and erect racemes of white, hooded flowers in late summer.
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1.5m max. spread |
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1.5m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Acanthus mollis (Bear's breeches)
Other names: Brank ursine, Common bear's breech, Soft-leaved bear's breeches
A. mollis is a clump-forming perennial with shiny, deeply lobed, dark green leaves and erect racemes of white flowers with purple bracts borne on purple-tinted stems in late summer.
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1.5m max. spread |
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1.5m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Acanthus mollis 'Summer Beauty' (Bear's breeches 'Summer Beauty')
'Summer Beauty' is a hybrid perennial with vibrant green leaves, divided into broad toothed lobes, flowering with spires of mauve and white in summer.
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1.5m max. spread |
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1.5m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Acanthus mollis 'Tasmanian Angel' (Bear's breeches 'Tasmanian Angel')
Other names: Variegated bear's breeches
'Tasmanian Angel' is a vigorous, clump-forming, semi-evergreen perennial bearing glossy, deeply lobed, dark green leaves with irregular, white to pale yellow margins and mottling and, in summer, tall, erect racemes of pink flowers with creamy-white bracts.
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1m max. spread |
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0.6m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Strobilanthes wallichii (Kashmir acanthus)
Other names: Hardy Persian shield, Wild petunia, Kandali, Cane head, Wallich's conehead, Pteracanthus alatus, Ruellia alata, Goldfussia thomsonii, Strobilanthes atropurpurea, Strobilanthes alata, Strobilanthes atropurpureus
S. wallichii is a tender, upright, branching, evergreen subshrub with oval, toothed leaves and spike of tubular, purple to violet-blue flowers from summer into autumn.
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0.6m max. spread |
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1.2m max. height |
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5-10 years to maturity |
Acanthus hirsutus subsp. syriacus (Syrian bear's breeches)
Other names: Acanthus syriacus, Syrian acanthus, Acanthus dioscoridis var. perringii
A. hirsutus subsp. syriacus is a clump-forming, deciduous perennial with lance-shaped, pinnate, spiny, hairy, dark green leaves and, from late spring into summer, short, erect, sturdy stems bearing racemes of greenish-white to pale yellow flowers with conspicuous, purple bracts and calyces.
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0.6m max. spread |
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0.6m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Acanthus hungaricus (Long-leaved bear's breeches)
Other names: Hungarian bear's breeches, Acanthus balcanicus , Acanthus longifolius
A. hungaricus is a clump-forming perennial bearing oblong to ovate, deeply lobed, dark green leaves with winged midribs and, in summer, erect racemes of white or pale pink flowers with spiny, purple bracts.
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1m max. spread |
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1.2m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Buddleja 'Miss Molly' (Butterfly bush 'Miss Molly')
Other names: Buddleia 'Miss Molly', Buddlea 'Miss Molly'
'Miss Molly' is an upright, deciduous shrub with arching to trailing stems bearing elliptic to lance-shaped, dark grey-green leaves and slender, tapering panicles of fragrant, dark magenta flowers from midsummer to early autumn.
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0.6m max. spread |
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0.5m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Punica granatum 'Mollar de Elche' (Pomegranate 'Mollar de Elche')
Other names: Carthaginian apple 'Mollar de Elche', Granada 'Mollar de Elche', Granada 'Mollar de Elche'
'Mollar de Elche' is a compact, upright to rounded, sometimes spiny, borderline hardy, deciduous tree with oblong, glossy, bright green leaves, flushed bronze or orange-red fruit ready for harvest in mid-autumn.
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3m max. spread |
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4m max. height |
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10-20 years to maturity |
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