Search Results for "Acanthus spinosus"

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

1.2m max. height

5-10 years to maturity

Rhaphithamnus spinosus (Prickly myrtle)

Other names: Repu, Volkameria spinosus, Arrayán macho , Huayún, Arrayán de espino, Spiny arrayan, Rhaphithamnus cyanocarpum

R. spinosus is a branching, spiny, evergreen shrub or small tree with whorled, glossy, dark green leaves, purple-flushed in autumn and winter, and tubular, pale purple flowers from mid-spring to early summer followed by round, dark purple, edible fruit.
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5m max. spread

7m max. height

10-20 years to maturity