A magnificent feature plant. Great arching silver-grey leaves, boldly cut, form a great mound above which stout stems carry large, luminous-blue to purple thistle-shaped heads. These are good dried.
Cynara cardunculus
Cardoon
Details
| Aspect | Full sun |
| Flower Colour | Purple |
| Flowering Period | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep |
| Foliage | Not evergreen |
| Goes Well With | Calamagrostis, Eryngium, Verbena |
| Growth Habit | Clump-forming |
| Hardiness | Fully hardy |
| Height | 1.8m |
| Soil | fertile, well-drained |
| Spread | 1.2m |
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Is this the edible type? Cardoon
This is not the edible sort but lovely in flower arrangements; fresh or dried.