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| name = ''Acanthus dioscoridis''
|familia=Acanthaceae
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|genus=Acanthus
| growth_habit = ?  <!--- tree, shrub, herbaceous, vine, etc -->
|species=dioscoridis
| high = ?  <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->
|habit=herbaceous
| wide =     <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
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| origin = ?  <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
|Min ht box=24
| poisonous =     <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
|Min ht metric=in
| lifespan =     <!--- perennial, annual, etc -->
|Max ht box=36
| exposure = ?  <!--- full sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) -->
|Max ht metric=in
| water = ?  <!--- frequent, regular, moderate, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->
|height_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| features =     <!--- flowers, fragrance, fruit, naturalizes, invasive -->
|Min wd box=30
| hardiness =     <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5°C (40°F), etc -->
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|Max wd box=60
| usda_zones = ?  <!--- eg. 8-11 -->
|Max wd metric=in
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|width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| color = IndianRed
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|exposure=sun
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|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
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|features=flowers, ground cover
| regnum = Plantae  <!--- Kingdom -->
|flower_season=early summer, mid summer, late summer
| divisio =   <!--- Phylum -->
|flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
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|flowers=red, pink
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|Temp Metric=°F
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|min_zone=8
| genus =  
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
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|max_zone=10
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Latest revision as of 20:50, 15 September 2010

 Acanthus dioscoridis subsp. var.  
The query description has an empty condition.: herbaceous
Height: to
Width: to
24in36in 30in60in
Height: 24 in to 36 in
Width: 30 in to 60 in
The query description has an empty condition.: perennial
Origin:
Poisonous:
Bloom: early summer, mid summer, late summer
The query description has an empty condition.: sun
The query description has an empty condition.:
Features: flowers, ground cover
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Minimum Temp: °F
USDA Zones: 8 to 10
Sunset Zones:
Flower features: red, pink
Acanthaceae > Acanthus dioscoridis var. ,



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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Acanthus dioscoridis var. perringi, Siehe. About 1-1 1/2 ft. high: lvs. sessile, 5-6 in. long, lanceolate tapering, deeply toothed and spiny: fls. very profuse, rosy red, its bracts spiny. Mts. of Turkey in Asia. June.—Suitable for alpine garden. Doubtfully hardy where summers are hot and dry. CH


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