Acanthus Mornings Candle Orostachys This darling miniature makes a

This darling miniature makes a 6" wide clump of stiff

the shiny green basal leaves resemble a penstemon

if the foliage looks tattered due to hail or other damage

(aka: Agave 'Quasimodo'

The clumps are topped in October with typical tan miscanthus plumes

Acanthus Mornings Candle Orostachys This darling miniature makes a(Acanthus Morwiho) Acanthus 'Mornings Candle' is a splendid free flowering, sturdy stemmed selection of bear's breech, from Holland's Dirk de Winter of New Generation Plants that is reportedly a hybrid of Acanthus spinosus and Acanthus mollis. Unfortunately, most growers wouldn't know true Acanthus spinosus if it stuck 'em in the rear. We think this is more likely an Acanthus hungaricus x Acanthus mollis hybrid. For us, the 3' wide clump of deeply