Summer Beauty bear's breeches
Acanthus 'Summer Beauty'
USDA zones6 to 10
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size3 to 6 feet tall2 to 3 feet wide
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Creamy white subtended by purple bracts
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Notes
'Summer Beauty' bear's breeches (Acanthus 'Summer Beauty') is a perennial for borders, specimen planting, accents, and cut flowers. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Deer and rabbits usually look elsewhere for a meal. Creamy white blooms with purple bracts open in spring and again in summer.
Pairs well with Toad lily, Autumn fern, Fountain grass, and Bigleaf hydrangea.