Acanthus Mornings Candle 11 a beautiful specimen plant

a beautiful specimen plant

but with a whip-like tongue that extends from the mouth of the flower upwards to 12" or more

but is almost unknown in US gardens

this is the one that draws everyone's attention

This 2006 Plant Delights/JLBG introduction is a 1993 Hosta yingeri hybrid that forms a stunning 18" tall x 4' wide vigorous clump of very shiny green leaves

Acanthus Mornings Candle 11 a beautiful specimen plant(Acanthus Morwiho) Acanthus 'Mornings Candle' is a splendid free flowering, sturdy stemmed selection of bear's breech, from Holland's Dirk de Winter of New Generation Plants that is reportedly a hybrid of Acanthus spinosus and Acanthus mollis. Unfortunately, most growers wouldn't know true Acanthus spinosus if it stuck 'em in the rear. We think this is more likely an Acanthus hungaricus x Acanthus mollis hybrid. For us, the 3' wide clump of deeply