Acanthus mollis Reut Israel Southwest Garden Plants Although not as winter hardy

Although not as winter hardy as its cousin Bletilla striata

Amorphophallus decus-silvae x Amorphophallus variabilis

a cross of the Japanese painted fern and a giant local selection of lady fern that we call Athyrium filix-femina 'Kipling Giant'

which often goes by the invalid name of Arisaema speciosum v

If you can grow the dwarf Cypripedium debile

Acanthus mollis Reut Israel Southwest Garden Plants Although not as winter hardyIn 2011, while Israeli nurseryman Moti Kopilovitch was visiting and discussing our acanthus selections, we explained that most of the Acanthus mollis we tried did not survive our hot, humid summers. Moti was kind enough to share seed of a form of bear's breech that thrives in Israel's hot climate (Zone 10 11), and it became a 2012 Plant Delights JLBG introduction. Acanthus mollis makes a 2' tall x 3' wide clump of broad, glossy green, deeply indented