{"product_id":"acanthus-mollis-wofford-rhubarb","title":"Acanthus mollis 'Wofford Rhubarb'","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAcanthus mollis 'Wofford Rhubarb'\u003c\/strong\u003e is \u003cstrong\u003ebear's breeches\u003c\/strong\u003e with the volume turned up: the same vast, sculpted, glossy leaves that classical architects carved onto Corinthian columns, now carried on stems flushed rhubarb-red, so every rib runs wine-dark beneath the green. In mid to late summer come the famous towers, hooded white flowers under dusky purple bracts, standing shoulder-high.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRated H5 and drought-tolerant once its taproots reach down, it is one of the most reliable architectural perennials in Britain: exotic presence with cast-iron manners, worked hard by bumblebees and superb dried.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow and where to grow\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePosition:\u003c\/strong\u003e sun for flowers, light shade for the lushest leaves.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil:\u003c\/strong\u003e any fertile, well-drained soil; drought-proof once established.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e foliage to 80 cm, flower spikes to 1.2 m or more.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHardiness:\u003c\/strong\u003e H5; leaves regrow from the root after hard frost.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlant it once and permanently: the base of an \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/exotic-border-plants\"\u003eexotic border\u003c\/a\u003e, a \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/drought-tolerant-plants\"\u003edry gravel garden\u003c\/a\u003e, or repeated along a sunny wall as living architecture with our other \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/architectural-foliage\"\u003earchitectural foliage\u003c\/a\u003e. The bee-thronged spikes add it to our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/plants-for-pollinators\"\u003epollinator collection\u003c\/a\u003e within \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/hardy-exotics\"\u003ehardy exotics\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNursery-grown, strong-rooted plants. Winter behaviour in our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/hardy-exotics-what-to-expect\"\u003eseasonal expectations guide\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GROW TROPICALS","offers":[{"title":"9cm \/ 0.5L","offer_id":58370071757183,"sku":"ACANWOFF9","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0361\/9645\/0348\/files\/acanthus.jpg?v=1789653041","url":"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/products\/acanthus-mollis-wofford-rhubarb","provider":"GrowTropicals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}