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Acanthus
Derived from the Greek akanthos meaning a thorn and refers to the spiny leaves and flower bracts of many acanthus species. Immortalised aesthetically in the Corinthian columns of Greek architecture, they make handsome plants with architectural foliage and decorative flower spikes.
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