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 ...

When I look at the Acanthus plants in my garden, I think of the TV detective, Adrian Monk, and how he described his amazing analytical skill: “It’s a gift…and a curse.” That phrase also neatly ...

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 ...

There are plants that most gardeners hate and plants that most gardeners love. It is a rare plant, however, that provokes both love and hate in the same people. Acanthus is one of those rare plants.

• Spiny bear's breeches (Acanthus spinosus) is an interesting plant that adds great architecture and flower interest to central Ohio garden borders. It's a mounding, clump-forming perennial whose ...

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 ...

Q: I unwisely planted an acanthus seedling in the shady but damp back corner of a large flower bed. Ten years later, it seems set on world domination! I’ve tried to dig out roots to force it back into ...