Botanical Name: Common Names:
Acanthus mollis Bears Breeches, Oyster Plant, Bears Foot,Bears Breeches, Oyster Plant, Bears Foot,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Shrubs Clumping, Rounded, Shrub Like
Description:
Herbaceous perennial with dark green glossy deeply lobed leaves. The flowers appear on tall erect stems. a great shrubbery and filler plant looking best when it is planted in part shade.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
60cm-1m 30-60cm
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Any
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Courtyard, Cut Flower, Foliage Feature / Colour, Formal Garden, Mass Planting, Shady Garden, Tropical Garden, Container / Pot, Under Trees
Pests & Diseases: Caterpillars, Snails And Slugs
Cultural Notes: Plant in moist healthy soil and apply an organic mulch. remove spent blooms and any damaged leaves.
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Liquid feed, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Acanthaceae Europe
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Purple, White
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Spring, Summer
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: Moderate
Wind: Medium / Moderate
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