*RETAIL - Cynara cardunculus 'Christo’s Giant'
Shared with us by Christopher Lloyd as his dwarf cardoon which turned out to be the hugest we had grown. Rewarding in the dry border where purple artichoke/thistle flowers wave 8-10ft above the ground. Large, ornamental, spiny leaves to 6ft or taller, silver-green and finely cut. Leaf stalks are edible as well as the nascent buds. Best and biggest in rich soil, well-drained with occasional summer water where dry. Nearly evergreen in USDA zone 8; resprouts in zone 7.
CHRISTO'S GIANT CARDOON
Asteraceae
*THESE SIZES ONLY AVAILABLE FOR SALE IN OUR RETAIL NURSERY
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Shared with us by Christopher Lloyd as his dwarf cardoon which turned out to be the hugest we had grown. Rewarding in the dry border where purple artichoke/thistle flowers wave 8-10ft above the ground. Large, ornamental, spiny leaves to 6ft or taller, silver-green and finely cut. Leaf stalks are edible as well as the nascent buds. Best and biggest in rich soil, well-drained with occasional summer water where dry. Nearly evergreen in USDA zone 8; resprouts in zone 7.
CHRISTO'S GIANT CARDOON
Asteraceae
*THESE SIZES ONLY AVAILABLE FOR SALE IN OUR RETAIL NURSERY
