Bear's Breeches (Acanthus mollis)

Bear's Breeches (Acanthus mollis)Hardy, herbaceous perennial Description: Pure white flowers with purple shaded bracts on 3' stalks in late spring to midsummer; shiny, dark green, deeply lobed foliage Habit: Grows 4' high and 3' wide, clump forming Culture: Prefers full sun to partial shade and deep, moist, well drained, humus rich woodland loam Hardiness: Cold hard to USDA Zone 7 Origin: Mediterranean Attributes: Attracts bees This elegant Mediterranean perennial was first

He later introduced it into the gardens at Fulham in 1690

He is not free from legal and political concerns

but he is again devastated when his family is sold at the slave market

Numerous flowers per stem

While related to Poison Ivy (Rhus radicans)

Hardiness: USDA Zones 3 through 8

Description: Panicles of bright red flowers in late spring

Among the many North American natives described by Bannister was the Fringe Tree (Chionanthus virginicus) or Old Man's Beard

This bust is a superb likeness of Thomas Jefferson when he was minister to France

then surely Monticello

but to the home gardener

While this may have been the inferior Russian Tarragon