How to Propagate Acanthus mollis
The deeply lobed leaves of Acanthus mollis, Bear’s Breeches, whisper a promise of dramatic spires to come. But coaxing new life from this architectural plant isn’t a stroll through a sun-drenched meadow. Seed sowing, a gamble on capricious germination, feels like casting seeds to the wind. Cuttings, fragile slivers of hope, often succumb to damp rot. Yet, the patient gardener finds triumph in division—the splitting of a mature clump, a tactile communion with roots and shoots, a rewarding surrender to earth’s embrace. Each successful division, a small victory in the garden, a testament to perseverance, bearing witness to the unfolding majesty of new growth.