How to Propagate Acanthus arboreus
The thick, woody stem of the Giant Acanthus, a stubborn sentinel, resisted the knife. Each cut, a gamble against rot, a whispered prayer for success. Weeks bled into months, a slow dance with humidity and hope, the plastic dome a humid microcosm mirroring the tropical heart of the plant itself. Then, a tremor of green: the first tentative root, a fragile bridge to a future jungle of deeply lobed leaves, a testament to patience and the intoxicating reward of witnessing life unfurl from a single cutting.