Bear's breeches
அகான்தசு மோலிசு
Acanthus mollis L.
- light
- Sun–part
- water
- Medium
- tall
- 1.4 m
- wide
- 76 cm
Acanthaceae
Also called Bear's-Breeches, Sea-Dock, Sea-Holly, Bear's-breech, Bear's breech
When it flowers
Not known yet in the tropics: too few flowering observations to read a season from.
Read from iNaturalist photographs of it in flower. A month counts at 50% of the best month's flowering share (smoothed over three months) and 10% of its flowering count, from at least 100 flowering observations in the band.
If a child, a pet or anyone may have eaten a plant, contact a doctor or vet straight away, or call the National Poisons Information Centre (AIIMS, New Delhi) on 1800 116 117, free and open 24 hours.
Something wrong with it?About it
- Grows as
- PerennialKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Climate
- TemperateKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Wild in
- NW. Africa, Sardegna to E. Medit.Kew's checklist, not yet checked
- Light
- Full sun to part shade (3 h or more)Read from NC State Extension, one source
- Height
- 91 cm to 1.8 mRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Spread
- 61 cm to 91 cmRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Water
- Average: moist, well drainedRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Flowers
- White, pink, purpleRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Coldest it survives
- -17.8 °C (USDA zone 7a)Read from NC State Extension, one source
Not known yet: heat, hottest it survives.
In other languages (12)
- Spanish
- Acanto del Mediterráneo, Trompetillo, Alcachofera hembra
- Portuguese
- Acanto, Acanto-manso, Branca-ursina
- German
- Wahrer Bärenklau, Weicher Akanthus
- French
- Acanthe à feuilles molles
- Catalan
- Acant
- Italian
- Acanto, Branca orsina, Brancalupo
- Dutch
- Breedbladige Acanthus, Zachte Acanthus, Breedbladige acanthus
- Russian
- Акант мягкий
- Czech
- paznehtník měkký
- Japanese
- ハアザミ, アカンサス
- Chinese (China)
- 虾蟆花
- Chinese
- 蝦蟆花, 虾蟆花, 蛤蟆花
Where this comes from
- iNaturalist, read 2026-10-25, CC0-1.0 (observation counts)
- Wikidata, read 2026-10-26, CC0-1.0
- Kew's checklist, read 2026-10-24, CC-BY-4.0
- NC State Extension, read 2026-10-25, fact, cited
- Wikimedia Commons, read 2026-10-25, CC BY-SA 3.0
- iNaturalist, read 2026-10-25, CC BY
- iNaturalist, read 2026-10-25, CC BY
- iNaturalist, read 2026-10-25, CC BY
- 3D model: Acanthus mollis (built for Vanagrha) by Vanagrha, own
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