Acanthus mollis Reut Israel Dyckia suited for outdoor gardens from

suited for outdoor gardens from Zone 7b and south

thriving for us since 2008

It's only thanks to the persistence of the tissue culture labs that these are available at all

We're now convinced that these are crosses of Agave ovatifolia and Agave gentryi

Each 3' wide clump is topped with 20" scapes of light lavender flowers in late spring

Acanthus mollis Reut Israel Dyckia suited for outdoor gardens fromIn 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