Acanthus spinosus. Acanthus is native to the Mediterranean area. It takes its name from the Greek word akantha, which means spike or thorn. Greek myth has it that the god Apollo was besotted with a ...

Acanthus mollis, commonly called bear’s breeches, is popping up in yards in Redlands. Acanthus mollis is one of the great garden plants. Originally found growing among the ancient Romans ruins, it ...

What: The large, glossy, bright green leaves of Acanthus spinosus, commonly known as bear’s breeches, add drama to any setting, but its smaller more compact habit make it easy to fit into almost any ...

When I look at the Acanthus plants in my garden, I think of the TV detective, Adrian Monk, and how he described his amazing analytical skill: “It’s a gift…and a curse.” That phrase also neatly ...

Each year Acanthus mollis returns to gardens in Redlands. In fact, their familiar leaves are already popping up in some yards. Acanthus mollis, commonly called bear’s breeches, is one of the great ...

For such an elegant plant in flower, its common name of bear's breeches seems less than suitable. But this rather fanciful name has the merit of being easy to remember. The botanical name of acanthus ...

Imagine a plant in your garden that resembles a living sculpture and dates back before the 4th century B.C.! Its name is acanthus, and it’s possible. Commonly called bear’s breech, leaves of this ...

As a second generation native of dry Los Angeles, the plants that stand out in my memory are those that have survived our periodic droughts. Many of these were remnants of earlier eras — first the ...

This has been a particularly good year for acanthus. The flower spikes have been tremendous, both in quantity and quality, with some in my own garden reaching as high as 8ft tall. These spikes have ...

As I’m a second-generation native of dry Los Angeles, the plants that stand out in my memory are those that have survived our periodic droughts. Many of these were remnants of earlier eras – first the ...

The statuesque Acanthus spinosus makes one of the finest silhouettes in the winter garden. Sturdy stems carry a whorl of 30 or so flowers, each capable of producing a shiny, rich-brown, elliptical ...