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Cynara cardunculus
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| Cardoon | ||||||||||||
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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. | ||||||||||||
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| 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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| Pseudofumaria Syn. Corydalis lutea | Berkheya purpurea | Solidago canadensis | Aloe barbadensis | Viola cornuta 'Back to Black' |
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