Acanthus montanus: Difference between revisions

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Acanthus montanus subsp. var.

Mountain thistle

The query description has an empty condition.:		herbaceous
Height:	⇕	to
Width:	⇔	to
	7 ft	3 ft 7 ft
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 7 ft
Width:	⇔	3 ft to 7 ft
The query description has an empty condition.:	⌛	perennial
Origin:	✈	W Trop. Africa
Poisonous:	☠
Bloom:	❀	early summer, mid summer, late summer

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Features:	✓	flowers, ground cover
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Minimum Temp:	☃	°F
USDA Zones:		10 to 11
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Flower features:	❀	red, pink, white

Acanthaceae >

Acanthus

montanus

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Acanthus montanus is a thinly branched perennial (that you may want to confine) with basal clusters of oblong to lance-shaped, glossy, dark green leaves reaching up to 12 in cm long. Leaves have silver marks and wavy margins. It reaches up to 6 ft m tall and about 24 in cm wide. Spikes of pale pink flowers appear summer to fall. Cut back flower stalks after flowering, leaving foliage. Divide foliage from October to March. It prefers shady situations and occasional deep watering, but tolerates sunny, dry situations too. Its aggressive roots make this plant perfect for slopes.

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Acanthus montanus, T. Anders. Lvs. pinnatifid or sinuate-spinose, 1 ft. or more long, olive-green, the lobes spine- pointed: fls. rosy white in a long spike. Trop. Afr.- Greenhouse. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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