Mazhar Botanic Garden

Acanthus montanus (Nees) T.Anderson

Mountain thistle

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000838
Common name: Mountain thistle
English name: Bear's Breech
Native: Western tropical Africa
Country: Tropical africa

Herbaceous spreading perennial grown up to 18 m tall, 60 cm wide leaves dark green 30 cm long, have silver marks and wavy marks flowers white in spikes

Ornamental plant. grown as much for its attractive foliage as for its architecturally bold flower spikes.

Texture: Adaptable
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Topography: Mountainous
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Medium Water
Climates: Subtropics Tropical
Lights: Full sun Partial shade
Propagation: Root cuttings, seeds
Flowering time: Summer to fall
Zone: 7 : 10
pH range: 4-7
Status: Rare
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Perennial
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden
Plant Uses: Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Evergreen shrub
pH: Acid Neutral

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