Irish wildflowers
Photographs: Courtmacsherry, Co. Cork |
Bear's-breeches Acanthus mollis Family: Acanthaceae Flowering June-August. Perennial. Garden escape. Tall spikes of hooded, tubular white and purplish flowers above clumps of large, glossy and deeply divided leaves. Deep roots, suckering. Spreads by seed and root fragments. Height: flower spikes to 1.7m. An occasional garden escape or discard. |
Bears-breeches, Acanthus mollis
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