Acanthus Mornings Candle 11 but is almost unknown in

but is almost unknown in US gardens

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

this is the one that draws everyone's attention

a beautiful specimen plant

Acanthus Mornings Candle 11 but is almost unknown in(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