Acanthus sennii Baptisia The tiny leaves are green

The tiny leaves are green with a nice creamy white margin and the clumps are topped with pale lavender flowers that attract hummingbirds atop 15" scapes in midsummer

The dwarf clumps are topped in early July (NC) with 7" spikes of medium lavender flowers

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

fragrant Japanese style flowers

Acanthus sennii Baptisia The tiny leaves are 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,