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800-644-5505Morning Candle Acanthus
Old Price $33.99 Price $16.99
Packed 1 per package
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sku # 63732
sku # 63732
Stands up to the heat of summer.
Get ready to love your latesummer garden again with this heat-loving perennial. A freeflowering variety, Morning Candle produces spikes up to 80 cm tall covered in rich purplehooded florets accented by white lips. It's a striking bloom that will look right at home in borders. Perfectly suited for fresh arrangements. Drought-tolerant plants; attracts pollinators and butterflies. Acanthus spinosus x mollis
Attracted by Bees
- Zone 3-9
- Light Requirements Sun to Part Shade
- Height 70–80 cm
- Size #1 Plant
- Bloom Time Mid to Late Summer
- Deer Resistant
- Attract Bees
Product Details
- Botanical NameAcanthus spinosus x mollis 'Morning Candle'
- FormPerennial
- Flower Form75 cm tall flower spikes composed of dozens of individual flowers.
- Hardiness Zone3-9
- Foliage TypeDark green, deeply lobed, arching, large, glossy leaves.
- Growth RateSlow until established.
- Spread90 - 120 cm
- Planting InstructionsPlant with the eyes just below the soil. Water well after planting.
- Soil RequirementsAverage to dry soils are preferred.
- Spacing 90 - 120 cm
- Will TolerateAcidic Soil, Clay Soil, Dry Soil, Loamy Soil, Sandy Soil
- Watering DescriptionAverage to low water needs. A well-drained soil is essential.
- Winter carePlant in sheltered locations and mulch heavily in the winter in colder zones.
- PruningNot needed
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