Acanthus 'Whitewater'
(Bear's Breeches 'Whitewater')

Family - Acanthaceae
Category - Perennial
Origin - Bred in the USA
Discovered By - Bred by Terra Nova nurseries
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H5
Height - 1.5m
Width - 90cm
Location - The Pond Garden

Description: A herbaceous Perennial with a clump-forming, upright habit. Obovate to oblong Basal Leaves with pinnatifid lobing are glossy dark green, and speckled and splashed with white variegation. Pale yellow buds open to creamy white, hooded, tubular 2-lipped flowers with pink-tinged Bracts. The flowers are held in tall, vertical spikes and are produced from mid to late summer. Good for use as cut flowers and drying, and attractive to pollinating insects. This plant may be slow to establish in the garden.

Flower:

Pale yellow buds open to creamy white, hooded, 2-lipped tubular flowers with pink-tinged bracts. The flowers are held in upright spikes and produced in July and August, though the bracts remain attractive for longer.

Flower colour: White, pink

Flower shape: Hooded, 2-lipped tubular flowers in spikes

Flowering time: July, August

Foliage:

Obovate to oblong leaves with pinnatifid lobing are glossy dark green and splashed and speckled with white variegation. The leaves can reach 90cm in length and are held at the base of the plant.

Foliage Senescence: Deciduous

Foliage Shape: Obovate to oblong, pinnatifid

Propagation:

Division, root cuttings.

Cultivation:

Best in full sun to partial shade in fertile, moisture retentive soil that is well drained.