Acanthus mollis

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Acanthus mollis

Plant (HPS Number P00231)

Notes:
Date donated: 29th Sep 2008
Donor: Helen Cullens

RHS Number and Name Designation (if any): 155 - accepted name
  • Date added to the website: 23rd Mar 2023
  • Date updated on the website: 18th Dec 2024
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Articles and Publications linked to this species

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Acanthus mollis has 2 linked publications

Le Jardin de la Mothe – a remarkable garden by Liz Wells
Publication: The Hardy Plant
Edition: Vol. 45 No 2 Autumn 2024

Potted bulbs add colour beneath the ligustrum halo © John Seiffer

Resilient city planting – theory and practice by Gillian Taylor
Publication: The Hardy Plant
Edition: Vol. 47 No 1 Spring 2026

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Acanthus mollis linked to 7 articles
Geranium 'Rozanne'
Hardy Plant Society, Garden Survey for 2024, Results
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Propagation of Acanthus Spinosus
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On a Chalk Hillside – August 2024
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On a Chalk Hillside December 2022
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On a Chalk Hillside January 2021
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On a Chalk Hillside October 2019
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Last Month in My Garden, January 2018

Articles and Publications linked to this genus

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5 linked publications

Annual Lecture Day and AGM 2025 by Pauline Little
Publication: The Hardy Plant
Edition: Vol. 46 No 2 Autumn 2025

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Le Jardin de la Mothe – a remarkable garden by Liz Wells
Publication: The Hardy Plant
Edition: Vol. 45 No 2 Autumn 2024

Potted bulbs add colour beneath the ligustrum halo © John Seiffer

Resilient city planting – theory and practice by Gillian Taylor
Publication: The Hardy Plant
Edition: Vol. 47 No 1 Spring 2026

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Root Causes by Noel Kingsbury
Publication: The Hardy Plant
Edition: Vol. 45 No 2 Autumn 2024

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Ventnor Botanic Garden and the Ventnor Method by Gillian Taylor
Publication: The Hardy Plant
Edition: Vol. 46 No 2 Autumn 2025

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7 linked articles
Geranium 'Rozanne'
Hardy Plant Society, Garden Survey for 2024, Results
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What’s Happening Across the HPS in January 2025
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What’s Happening Across the HPS in December
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Propagation of Acanthus Spinosus
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On a Chalk Hillside – August 2024
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On a Chalk Hillside December 2022
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Plant of the Month November 2016

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