Acanthus spinosus - Bear's Breeches

Statuesque and rewarding, Acanthus spinosus (Armed Bear's Breech) is an upright, clump-forming perennial boasting a profusion of strikingly elegant spikes of hooded, pure white flowers adorned with spiny, red-purple bracts.

• Type: Herbaceous perennial
• Zone: 5 to 9
• Height: 3.00 to 4.00 feet
• Spread: 2.00 to 3.00 feet
• Bloom Time: June to August
• Bloom Description: Pink - mauve
• Sun: Full sun to part shade
• Water: Medium
• Maintenance: Low
  
  
• Flower: Showy, Good Cut
  
  
• Leaf: Colorful
  
  
• Other: Thorns
  
  
• Tolerate: Rabbit