Anisacanthus wrightii Giant Plants Through the decades

Through the decades

The glossy bronze-green leaves reach 1' in length as they adorn this tightly clumping elephant ear

'Aspen Gold'

where they are usually appreciated only by snails and slugs

The amazingly large

Anisacanthus wrightii Giant Plants Through the decades(aka: Anisacanthus quadrifidus var. wrightii) Our late cat Zirconia thought we had baited the garden for hummingbirds after we planted a clump of Texas firecracker. This dazzling, deer resistant perennial, native to Texas and adjacent Mexico, is composed of small, pointed green leaves held along parchment colored, upright stems. Starting in late spring and continuing until frost, the 4' tall x 6' wide Anisacanthus wrightii is covered in masses of long