Your assistance identifying flower that reminds me of foxgloves
By Sarahmay
Warwickshire,
United Kingdom 
Please see the photo, I saw this a couple of weeks ago in a friends garden, he told us he thought it was a poppy of some sort, but I can't find any poppies anything like this, it reminds me more of foxgloves but, again I can't find any foxgloves like it either. There are two more pictures one further away showing it's coverage and one with more detail of the leaves in my pictures. Thanks in advance for your help guys
Sarah
27 Jul, 2009
Answers
no its bears breeches. acanthus. possible A. mollis. they are structural and fantastic.
27 Jul, 2009
Yeah, its an acanthus
27 Jul, 2009
You are all absolute stars, thank you.
They were just so spectacular in this guys garden that another friend and I were really taken with them
Thanks again
Sarah
27 Jul, 2009
Easy to grow from seed , but once established the roots go on for ever.
27 Jul, 2009
Ive been growing mine from seed for the last two years. I believe they take two/three years to flower. I'm still waiting.
27 Jul, 2009
I agree, one I moved a few years ago left some roots behind and its back with a vengeance. Great plant though.
1 Aug, 2009
Mollis is larger spine less leaves, spinosus is spiny with smaller leaves and a bit evil if your having to weed around it, both nice thou
2 Aug, 2009
Im going to guess at Lupins ?
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27 Jul, 2009