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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A: Many Acanthus species carry the common name of "bear's breech." One explanation is that the flowers resemble the spinal column of a large animal — a bear, perhaps, why not? — and another is that it ...

When you look at overseas ancient architecture with paintings and photographs, I notice that there is a design similar to the decoration of pillars and ceilings. Vox by overseas media explains in the ...

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 ...

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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 ...