Acanthus mollis

Bear's Breech

Boething Treeland Farms grows over 1,000 varieties of trees, shrubs, perennials and specialty plants on 10 California nurseries to serve the wholesale landscape and nursery industries throughout the Western United States and beyond.

Plant Type: Perennials / Shrubs

Evergreen-Deciduous: Deciduous

Overall Mature Size: Small

Also Grown As: Bush

Mature Height & Spread: 3' x 3'

Natural Growth Habit: Mounding

Native To: Europe

Exposure: Partial Shade, Full Shade

Water: Medium Water

Flower Color: Purple / White

Bloom Time: Spring, Summer

Special Features: Deer Resistant / Shade Tolerant

Container Sizes: #1, #5

Sunset Garden Zones: 5-24

A Bit More

The warm season brings out the best of this Mediterranean perennial, when tall, purple and white flowers reach from five-foot spikes. Among the earliest known species to be cultivated in the western world, the leaves are thought to have been the inspiration for the Corinthian pillar capitals seen in Greco-Roman architecture.

A Bit More

The warm season brings out the best of this Mediterranean perennial, when tall, purple and white flowers reach from five-foot spikes. Among the earliest known species to be cultivated in the western world, the leaves are thought to have been the inspiration for the Corinthian pillar capitals seen in Greco-Roman architecture.