Timeline for What is this plant with large glossy toothed and grooved leaves
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| Jul 5, 2019 at 21:20 | comment | added | Bamboo | @LorelC. its quite common in the UK, largely because, once it settles in, its next to impossible to get rid of... | |
| Jul 5, 2019 at 14:23 | comment | added | idvpPtk9G7Y2Tei6 | ...and what was wrong with Achtung! TRIFFIDS? - I thought the title described the oversized beasty perfectly? | |
| Jul 5, 2019 at 14:21 | comment | added | idvpPtk9G7Y2Tei6 | My thanks to you all, - the plants in my garden (perhaps thankfully) seem content to remain relatively small and benign at the moment; but, personally, I do wonder if Helen of Troy had other reasons for having its leaves embroided on her dress, given that the flowers have hidden spikes? ...or could that be a prickly subject? | |
| Jul 4, 2019 at 12:45 | comment | added | alephzero | Sea holly is another member of the acanthus family - that definitely has spiky leaves, just like "real" holly. | |
| Jul 4, 2019 at 12:41 | comment | added | Lorel C. | Of course, medicinal! That would be a good reason to cultivate ... a weed - just kidding. But about the dress, the leaves aren't really spiky - just the flowers. And I really think they meant the dress was embroidered with colored thread in the pattern of acanthus leaves. It does set up a funny mental image though. | |
| Jul 4, 2019 at 12:37 | comment | added | alephzero | Acanthus species had (and still have) lots of traditional medicinal uses - it was claimed to be a cure for pretty much everything from snake bites to leprosy. | |
| Jul 4, 2019 at 12:14 | history | answered | Lorel C. | CC BY-SA 4.0 |