Cynara cardunculus
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Cardoon
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Currently unavailable |
| Type/Hardiness |
Herbaceous, Perennial, Hardy |
| Flowering period |
Summer |
| Height |
78in/2m |
| Light preference |
Full sun |
| Soil preference |
Free-draining, fertile |
| Sowing time/depth |
Mid-winter-May, |
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| The cardoon, also called the artichoke thistle, is a member of the sunflower family. It is native to the western and central Mediterranean region. A robust plant, growing up to 2.4m/8 feet tall, it produces large, purplish-pink, thistle-like flower heads above divided, grey-green foliage. The immature flowers, called globe artichokes, are eaten as a delicacy. |
| Sowing and/or growing instructions |
| Sow mid-winter to May, individually in 9cm pots in a cold frame or unheated greenhouse. Plant out when all danger of frost is past in free-draining, fertile soil in full sun. If sown early enough, plants should flower in their first year. |
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