Cynara cardunculus
Description:
It would be hard to find a perennial more bold and statuesque than the cardoon. This relative of the artichoke can rise to six feet or more and has large, coarse, grey-white stems and leaves. The plants are topped with large, mauve thistle-like flowers in summer. Use as a focal point in the garden. From Mediterranean Europe.
Common Name: Cardoon
Family: Asteraceae (The Aster/Daisy Family)
Zone Hardiness: 6-10
Light: Full Sun
Height: 4-6'
Width: 3-5'
Primary Bloom Colour: Purple
Secondary Bloom Colour:
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Summer
Soil Moisture: Average, Dry
Stem Colour: White
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits:
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Stony or waste places and in dry grassland, usually on clay.
Award: AGM
Geogrpahical Origin: Europe and Africa - Europe and Western Russia
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