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PRONOUNCED:
a-KANTH-us MAW-liss
COMMON:
Bear's breeches
LIGHT:
Semishade
HEIGHT:
3 ft. x 18"
COLORS:
Rosy purple
COMMENTS:
A tender perennial grown as an annual in
cold-winter zones. This strong-growing, deeply
rooted plant, happy under almost any conditions, is
used largely for woodland plantings or shady spots
where few plants would survive. It is grown as much
for the bold foliage as the blooms. The handsome,
deeply serrated and veined, deeply cleft,
heart-shaped, dark leaves are 1 ft. across and 2
ft. long. The 3 ft tall, densely clustered spikes
of light purple bracts appear during late summer.
It is generally considered too vigorous in growth
for the ordinary herbaceous border. A deep, humusy,
moist site is best suited. It is very similar to,
and often confused with the earlier blooming A.
hungaricus which has darker blooms and is
winter hardy.
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