Acanthus hirsutus (Hairy bear's breeches)
Other names: Hirsutus bear's breeches, Acanthus caroli-alexandri
A. hirsutus is a clump-forming perennial with spiny, lance-shaped, dark green leaves and racemes of pale yellow to greenish white flowers with hairy, spiny, yellowish green bracts in late spring to midsummer.
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0.3m max. spread |
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0.35m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Orostachys spinosa (Spiny pennywort )
Other names: Sedum spinsoum, Dunce's cap, Chinese dunce cap, Cotyledon spinosa, Crassula spinosa, Sempervivum cuspidatum, Umbilicus spinosus, Orostachys erubescens
O. spinosa is a slow-growing, rosette-forming, succulent, monocarpic, evergreen perennial with narrowly oblong, spiny-tipped, grey-green leaves and, in summer, dense racemes of star-shaped, yellow or white flowers with prominent, yellow stamens.
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0.3m max. spread |
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0.15m max. height |
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5-10 years to maturity |
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