General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5b -26.1 °C (-15 °F) to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
Plant Height: 3 to 4'
Plant Spread: 2 to 3'
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Other: 2 to 3' long
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Other: Reddish purple.
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Root

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Common names
  • Bear's Breeches
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Acanthus hungaricus
  • Synonym: Acanthus balcanicus

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Location: my garden, Utah
Date: 2018-06-15
Location: Kalama, wa
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Location: Pennsylvania
Date: 2021-06-28
Acanthus hungaricus
Location: Dearborn Heights, MI
Date: 2005-06-20
My Yard

photo credit: Meneerke Bloem
Location: Copenhagen
Date: 2014-07-23
Location: Kalama, Wa.
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Location: My garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8
Date: 2014-07-23
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Location: Dearborn Heights, MI
Date: 2005-06-20
My Yard
Location: Dearborn Heights, MI
Date: 2005-06-20
My Yard

Photo courtesy of Joy Creek Nursery
Location: Lucketts, Loudoun County, Virginia
Date: 2016-04-02
Emerging spring growth
Location: Cambridge University Botanic Garden
Date: July
credit: Magnus Manske
Location: Botanical garden UG, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2015-09-02
Location: At a nursery, Belgium
Date: 2015-08-18
Location: My garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8
Date: 2014-07-23
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Location: Vermont
Date: 2014-06-19

Photo Courtesy of Lazy S'S Farm Nursery.
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Location: My garden in Ontario, Canada
Date: 2022-07-17
Vicious seeder so this is where blooms should be!
Location: Cambridge University Botanic Garden
Date: July
credit: Magnus Manske
Location: Cambridge University Botanic Garden
Date: July
credit: Magnus Manske
Location: Allentown, Pennsylvania
Date: 2015-08-08

Courtesy Crownsville Nursery
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Courtesy Crownsville Nursery
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Location: At a nursery, Belgium
Date: 2015-08-18
Location: At a nursery, Belgium
Date: 2015-08-18

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