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Hungarian Bear's-breeches

Acanthus hungaricus

Photo by JeanSawatzky
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Beautiful ornamental with large serrated leaves and tall flower stalks. The pale pink to white flowers are topped by a purple hood.

Habitat:

City flower gardens.

Notes:

The Acanthus leaf is the pattern for many of the decorative images carved on ancient Greek & Roman columns, etc

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