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Cynara cardunculus

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Cynara cardunculus, Cardoon

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Cynara

Large thistle like blue/violet flowers in summer, large silver/grey serrated leaves. Culinary; blanch leaves in winter to produce edible leaf ribs. Use as a vegetable in soups.

    Characteristics:

    • Hardiness: H5 (-10 to -15C)

    • Type: Evergreen Perennial

    • Height: up to 2.5m

    • Spread: 1.2m

    Cardoon can be seen at the herb farm in Jekka’s Herbetum and is available to buy as both herb plants and online as herb seeds.

    Details
    • Aspect: Full Sun

    • Soil type: Sand, Fertile Loam

    • pH: Acid -Neutral pH

    • Habit: Upright

    • Flowering colour: Blue, Violet

    • Flowering time: Summer

    • Uses: Culinary & Medicinal (Read Jekka’s Guide To Culinary Herbs and Medicinal Herbs for more information)

    • Attracts pollinators: Yes (Read Jekka’s Guide to Pollinators for more information)

    • Container suitability: No

    • UK native: No

    • Caution: N/A

    Growing
    • Grown from seed:

    • Indoor Sowing: In spring, into prepared plug trays or pots, cover seeds with perlite. Bottom heat, 18°C, aids germination.
    • Outdoor Sowing: In early summer, into a prepared site. Thin seedlings to 1m apart.

    • Propagation: Division

    • Maintenance: (See Jekka’s Blogs on Early Spring, Late Spring, Summer and Autumn maintenance)

    • Harvest: N/A

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