Re: Acanthus

We grow both A. mollis and A. spinosus here at the UC Botanical Garden. A. mollis spreads around. Has anyone tried A. mollis in a container? I'm not sure how long it would last in a container, but maybe this can resolve your space issue and prevent the tubers from spreading. I'm not familiar with the other species.

I'm curious to know what you decide.
Good luck!
Bridget

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Bridget Lamp
Horticulturist/Museum Scientist
Mediterranean and Eastern North America
University of California Botanical Garden
200 Centennial Drive
Berkeley, Ca 94720
(510) 642-3812
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At 05:32 AM 7/3/03 -0400, Einionygarddwr@aol.com wrote:
This is a Mediterranean genus that I have yet to try in my own garden. I'm
now toying with the idea of trying one or two, with the proviso that they are
neither overly spiny (so farewell then, A.spinosus) nor overly invasive (so
that's A. caroli-alexandri out of the question - "dangerously invasive" [GST]). I
don't really have the space for something such as A.mollis, impressive though
it is, which seems to leave me with the reputedly very free-flowering
A.hungaricus (syns. Aa.balcanicus and longifolius) and Aa. dioscoridis and hirsutus,
both short-growing plants.

Does anyone have any experience of these particular species? Any particular
comments? They should be reasonably hardy in this coastal part of Wales -
average minimum winter temps about -4 to -5C. All advice gratefully received.

Einion Hughes,
Rhyl,
North Wales,
UK.













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