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Acanthus mollis ' Latifolius'

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Acanthus mollis 'Latifolius' - Bear's Breeches
 
2-2.5' x 2-3'               Partial shade              May
Very large, shiny green leaves give an almost tropical foliar accent to shady spots. Dormant by late-summer, evergreen crowns of foliage appear in the fall which, if not killed to the ground by harsh winter conditions, will send up spikes of rose to lavender flowers in early-summer.