English name: Cardoon, Artichoke thistle
Latin name: Cynara cardunculus
Flowers: Jul - Aug
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Height: 150-250 cm
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Year added: 2018
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Notitie — December 31, 2020
This plant was such a surprise. The foliage stays pretty even in winter. The flowers grow so tall and it is a perennial. I planted a few more this year.
Notitie — April 3, 2022
When I am working in the garden a little wren often comes to sing for me while perched on one of the seed heads of the cardoon.