Plant Alphabet: It's been done before but never with a collection of my favorite plants. This is my plant alphabet.
My first subject is Acanthus mollis (Bear's Breach)
Especially of interest at this moment as it is in bloom all over the Bay Area. It is a large, shade tolerant shrub, with attractive foliage and very cool spikes of white and dark purplish coloring. The shrub itself can get up to 4' tall and 6' wide, with the flowering stalks growing up to 8' tall.
I like the Acanthus, not only for its lovely structural value (and yes, that does sound pompous to me too), but it also fills a much needed void for large leafed, shady shrubs that are not Ferns, Rhodies or Hydrangeas. It is also Evergreen/Semi-Deciduous depending on where it is making its home.
Interesting trivia note for all you Architecture nerds: the Acanthus leaves can be found on the Corinthian Column.
Especially of interest at this moment as it is in bloom all over the Bay Area. It is a large, shade tolerant shrub, with attractive foliage and very cool spikes of white and dark purplish coloring. The shrub itself can get up to 4' tall and 6' wide, with the flowering stalks growing up to 8' tall.
I like the Acanthus, not only for its lovely structural value (and yes, that does sound pompous to me too), but it also fills a much needed void for large leafed, shady shrubs that are not Ferns, Rhodies or Hydrangeas. It is also Evergreen/Semi-Deciduous depending on where it is making its home.
Interesting trivia note for all you Architecture nerds: the Acanthus leaves can be found on the Corinthian Column.
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