Carolina Gardening: Couple of plants in trouble. Thoughts?, 1 by greenthumb_NC

greenthumb_NC wrote:
I'm not sure what I bought in Ohio several years ago. It was slow to come up in the spring. I was able to drag a small piece with me when I moved to NC last year.

Here is a link to the plant as it grew in Ohio in my flowerbed. Previously, I had seen it at Holden Arboretum in Mentor, Ohio and they are not far from Lake Erie, so I know it can grow in cold areas. Hot areas? I don't know. I suspect mine is Acanthus spinosus. Just love the plant really!!

Here? Mine is in shade almost all day as it was in Ohio. The farther south you get, I believe you should have more shade and especially in the afternoon. It is in "amended red clay", whereas it used to be in "amended brown clay". What kind of soil do you garden in?

Karin ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~