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I use the GRIN online query system to determine plant families. The list below shows the plants in my database listed as members of the acanthaceae family. Click on the botanical name of any plant to go to the plant portrait. For a list of all the plant families represented in our garden, see my families page.

Botanical name	Common name	Category	Flowers	Size
Acanthus hungaricus	bear's breeches	perennial (Z5-10)	pale purple	3-4'
Acanthus mollis	bear's breeches	perennial (Z6-9)	purple/white	4'
Ruellia humilis	hairy wild petunia	perennial (Z4-8)	lavender (summer)	18-24"
Ruellia tweediana	Britton's wild petunia; Mexican bluebell	tender perennial (Z8-11)	pale violet	18"
Strobilanthes attenuata			dark blue/purple (summer-fall)	12"
Thunbergia alata	black-eyed susan vine	tender perennial (Z9-10)	yellow/black (summer)	vine to 8'

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Last modified: November 14, 2006
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