Acanthus Plants — Species, Care & Identification
Acanthus is a plant genus in the Acanthaceae family. PlantoScan has care guides for 19 species in this genus. Each guide covers watering, light, soil, hardiness zone and pet toxicity, with sources.
Reference: Acanthus on Wikipedia
Acanthus species
Cardoon spurge
Acanthus carduaceus
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Sea Holly
Acanthus ilicifolius
Richard LittauerCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Bears Breeches
Acanthus mollis
Gianni Del Bufalo bygdbCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Mountain Acanthus
Acanthus montanus
David PereiraCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Spiny Acanthus
Acanthus spinosus
Mattia MenchettiCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
- Tree AcanthusAcanthus arboreusPlantoScan
Tree Acanthus
Acanthus arboreus
- Mountain AcanthusAcanthus austromontanusPlantoScan
Mountain Acanthus
Acanthus austromontanus
- Bear's BreechesAcanthus caudatusPlantoScan
Bear's Breeches
Acanthus caudatus
- Acanthus dioscoridisAcanthus dioscoridisPlantoScan
Acanthus dioscoridis
- Sea HollyAcanthus ebracteatusPlantoScan
Sea Holly
Acanthus ebracteatus
- Giant AcanthusAcanthus eminensPlantoScan
Giant Acanthus
Acanthus eminens
- Blue Ridge acanthusAcanthus flexicaulisPlantoScan
Blue Ridge acanthus
Acanthus flexicaulis
- Acanthus gaedAcanthus gaedPlantoScan
Acanthus gaed
- Acanthus guineensisAcanthus guineensisPlantoScan
Acanthus guineensis
- Acanthus hirsutusAcanthus hirsutusPlantoScan
Acanthus hirsutus
- Syrian AcanthusAcanthus hirsutus subsp. syriacusPlantoScan
Syrian Acanthus
Acanthus hirsutus subsp. syriacus
- Acanthus hungaricusAcanthus hungaricusPlantoScan
Acanthus hungaricus
- Acanthus kulalensisAcanthus kulalensisPlantoScan
Acanthus kulalensis
- Acanthus mayaccanusAcanthus mayaccanusPlantoScan
Acanthus mayaccanus
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