Oakleaf Plant
- Also Known As: Bears Breeches
- Botanical Name: Acanthus mollis
- Plant Type: Perennial
- Light Requirement: Partial Shade, Shade
- Water Demand: Medium
- Landscape Use: Container, Focal Point/Specimen Plant
- Ornamental Color: White, Purple
- Native or Adapted: Adapted
- Season: Spring
- Deciduous or Evergreen: Deciduous
- Plant Form: Upright
- Region: North Central Texas
- Plant Spread: 3' - 4'
- Plant Height: 3' - 4'
Description
Clumps of big, deeply lobed, shiny green leaves. 3-foot-tall bloom spikes of white flowers hooded in purple. Will often go dormant in hot, dry summers, but returns in the fall.