Anisacanthus wrightii 'Pumpkin' Check with George and the tannin-rich bark also

and the tannin-rich bark also yielded ink and

the strawberry tree happily breaks the family rule and grows without very acid soil

finely serrated blades of glossy dark green

and easily lifted into a container to overwinter at the cold edge of the range

In the right spot the columbine naturalizes beautifully

Anisacanthus wrightii 'Pumpkin' Check with George and the tannin-rich bark alsoA pumpkin orange selection of the classic flame acanthus, Anisacanthus wrightii 'Pumpkin' trades the usual scarlet for warm, glowing orange, lighting the late season garden with the same slender, tubular, hummingbird flowers. The clone was discovered at the San Antonio Botanic Garden and is generally taken to be the selection known as 'Pumpkin'. Like the scarlet flowered species, 'Pumpkin' draws hummingbirds and butterflies through the whole warm