Scientific Name
Cynara cardunculus
Common Name
Cardoon
Annual Flowers
Plant Fact Sheets
Consumer Hort
Flowering Season:
Summer
Light Requirements:
Sun
Flower Color:
Lavender-purple
Height:
4 to 6 feet
Spacing:
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Comments:
Deeply cut gray-green foliage; perennial often grown as half-hardy annual; root and thickened leafstalk are edible; needs rich, well drained but moist soil
Cultivars:
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