Re: Acanthus

Title: Re: Acanthus
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.

I have a. mollis and A. spinosus.  Mollis is indeed large and spreads around a bit but spinosus is not that spiny.  They look  spiny but they are not sharp.  Go see one in the nursery before you decide.
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