Acanthus mollis is a dramatic, evergreen perennial that features basal clusters of deeply lobed and cut, shiny dark green leaves that are large and soft to the touch. The leaf forms grow to 12–32” high and over 12” wide. This plant has an inflorescence bloom which is a cylindrical spike 12–16” long that can produce hundreds of flowers. The flowers are tubular, whitish, and lilac or rose in color. This dramatic, big leaf, shade-lover grows in dry areas and does well in rocky and bushy places too. The large leaves and dramatic flower spike offer a great contrast to many backgrounds or small leaf hedges and screening plants. And for a shade loving plant, it’s also remarkably summer-dry tolerant.