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A fabulous new hybrid raised by Dirk de Winter in Holland. The reported parentage is A. mollis x A. spinosus.
Compact foliage and very free flowering, I am currently keeping it in a large container but I have a plan to get it in the ground next time I
sort out the herbaceous border. Plant Delights Nursery say: "Acanthus 'Mornings Candle' is a splendid free-flowering, sturdy-stemmed selection of bear's breech, from Holland's Dirk de Winter of New Generation Plants that is reportedly a hybrid of Acanthus spinosus and Acanthus mollis. Unfortunately, most growers wouldn't know true Acanthus spinosus if it stuck 'em in the rear. We think this is more likely an Acanthus hungaricus x Acanthus mollis hybrid. For us, the 3' wide clump of deeply-scalloped green leaves has performed extremely well despite several weeks above 100 degrees F. The compact, deer-resistant clumps are topped, starting in early May (NC), with up to a dozen, 5'+ tall flower spikes of purple and white hooded flowers...truly superb! We've found Acanthus 'Mornings Candle' to still be free-flowering, despite all the recent EU austerity measures." |
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| 5th July 2014 | ||
