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| name = ''Acanthus mollis''
|familia=Acanthaceae
| common_names = Bear's Breeches
|genus=Acanthus
| growth_habit =     <!--- tree, shrub, vine, etc -->
|species=mollis
| high = 39in
|common_name=Bear's Breeches
| wide = 39in
|habit=herbaceous
| origin =     <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
|Max ht box=39
| poisonous =     <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
|Max ht metric=in
| lifespan =     <!--- perennial, annual, etc -->
|Max wd box=39
| exposure =     <!--- sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) -->
|Max wd metric=in
| water =     <!--- frequent, regular, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->
|lifespan=perennial
| features =     <!--- flowers, fragrance, naturalizes, invasive -->
|exposure=sun, part-sun, shade
| hardiness =     <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 40[[Fahrenheit|°F]] (5[[Celsius|°C]]), etc -->
|water=moderate, dry
| bloom =    <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for it's flowers -->
|features=drought tolerant
| usda_zones =    <!--- eg. 8-11 -->
|Temp Metric=°F
| sunset_zones = 4-24, 28-32
|sunset_zones=4-24, 28-32
| color = IndianRed
|image=2007-06-26Acanthus07.jpg
| image = 2007-06-26Acanthus07.jpg
|image_width=180
| image_width = 180px    <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical -->
| image_caption =    <!--- eg. Cultivated freesias -->
|regnum = Plantae
|unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
|unranked_classis = Eudicots
|unranked_ordo = Asterids
|ordo = Lamiales
|familia = Acanthaceae
|genus = Acanthus
|species = mollis
}}
}}
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Acanthus mollis, Linn. Fig. 88. Lvs. 2x1 ft., cordate, sinuately pinnatifid, mostly radical: fls. summer; spikes loose, pubescent. Gn. 52, p. 239.—Also recommended as a window plant. Var. latifolius, Hort. (A. latifolius, Hort. A. lusitanicus, Hort.) is larger and hardier. Gn. 1, p. 303.
Acanthus mollis, Linn. Lvs. 2x1 ft., cordate, sinuately pinnatifid, mostly radical: fls. summer; spikes loose, pubescent. Gn. 52, p. 239.—Also recommended as a window plant. Var. latifolius, Hort. (A. latifolius, Hort. A. lusitanicus, Hort.) is larger and hardier.
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Revision as of 18:11, 18 August 2010

 Acanthus mollis subsp. var.  Bear's Breeches
The query description has an empty condition.: herbaceous
Height: to
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39in 39in
Height: The wikipage input value is empty (e.g. <code>SomeProperty::, [[]]</code>) and therefore it cannot be used as a name or as part of a query condition. to 39 in
Width: The wikipage input value is empty (e.g. <code>SomeProperty::, [[]]</code>) and therefore it cannot be used as a name or as part of a query condition. to 39 in
The query description has an empty condition.: perennial
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Poisonous:
Bloom:
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The query description has an empty condition.: moderate, dry
Features: drought tolerant
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Minimum Temp: °F
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Sunset Zones: 4-24, 28-32
Flower features:
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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Acanthus mollis, Linn. Lvs. 2x1 ft., cordate, sinuately pinnatifid, mostly radical: fls. summer; spikes loose, pubescent. Gn. 52, p. 239.—Also recommended as a window plant. Var. latifolius, Hort. (A. latifolius, Hort. A. lusitanicus, Hort.) is larger and hardier.


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Cultivation

Acanthus mollis calendar?
January:
February: sow
March: divide
April: transplant
May: flowering
June: flowering
July:
August:
September:
October: divide
November:
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Pests and diseases

Snails and slugs can cause bad damage, especially on young growth.

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