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| I am not sure which one I have, mollis, hungaricus or spinosa. After just growing leaves for almost five years it finally started blooming for me for the past three years, getting better every year. I guess it just needed time to get established, or maybe my talk of compost heaps and shovel pruning around it had an effect.
In any case, I am trying to come up with some good companions, but I am drawing blanks. The plant is so striking in its leaves and flowers, I am not sure what to even try. Do you have good suggestions of what worked for you, or what you have seen, or what you think wouod look good next to it? The location is mostly full sun, clay-ish soil that has been amended for years now, and it is in a fairly dry spot for most of the summer months. Thanks in advance for any suggestions or help.
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- Posted by christinmk z5b eastern WA (My Page) on Mon, Jul 30, 12 at 11:42
| I don't have an Acanthus, though I have been wanting one since I saw it planted in a bed at the Science Center in Seattle a few years ago, lol. Fantastic looking plant. If it were me, I would probably pay most attention to the foliage of the companion plants. Personally, I would pair the Acanthus with a plant that has strappy/grassy foliage as an opposite texture and/or a plant that has delicate or ferny foliage to act as a softening contrast to the bold, jagged foliage of the Acanthus. A small Miscanthus ('Little Zebra' would add some nice looking gold variegation too!) for beside it and then perhaps a perennial geranium (like G. sanguineum 'Vision Violet', which has nice looking delicate foliage) in front. But that is just what I might do ;-) |
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| I like that suggestion a lot. One of the plants I considered was Rozanne geranium, but your suggestion of a variegated small grass would fit the bill even better. Thanks! |
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