Acanthus sennii Baptisia rigid leaves with a green

rigid leaves with a green border and center banded with many shades of gold and cream

This slowly spreading compact ginger is adorned in late August and into fall with clusters of peachy flowers (RHS 27D) with a wide dark orange throat (RHS 25A)

triangular

this is the earliest curcuma to flower

each with a faint pink tip

Acanthus sennii Baptisia rigid leaves with a greenAcanthus sennii is a little known endemic bear's breech from the highlands of Ethiopia, where it can be found in Juniperus Podocarpus forests as well as in rocky grasslands between 5,500' and 10,000' elevation. Acanthus sennii forms an open clump to 3' tall x 5' wide when mature. The black stems are adorned with glossy black green leaves. We have found it to be surprisingly winter hardy in our area, where it dies to the ground as a perennial. For us,