Bloom Time
Jun, Jul, Aug
Plant Type
Perennials, Herbaceous Perennial
Lifespan
Perennial
Flower
2-inch tubular flowers are surrounded by green or purplish spiny bracts and occur on a 1-2 foot spike. The flower is 2-lipped with the upper being purple and forming a hood over the lower 3-lobed lip which is white with purple or rose-colored veins. Blooms May to July.
Fruit
Green oval capsules
Butterflies
Bees
Order
Lamiales
Family
Acanthus - Bear's Breeches
Genus
Acanthus
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