Artichoke and Cardoon are most ornamental perennials with attractively large, silvery-grey, deeply dissected foliage in a dense basal rosette and an impressively tall inflorescence with large, thistle-like, bright purple flower globes. The flower heads of the cultivated Globe Artichoke are widely used as a vegetable in the Mediterranean cookery, whereas several wild species are used to extract medicinal active substances. For any rich, very well drained, preferably stony soil in a protected spot in full sun. In colder climates protect the dormant rootstock against freezing through and permanent wetness with a dry mulch layer in winter.
Sow flat from spring to mid summer in any well drained, sandy soil. Keep pots in full sun and soil only slightly moist. Carefully transplant the fleshy rootstock in autumn.
All are USDA Climate Zone 7.
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Cynara (Artichoke)
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Cynara cardunculus (Cardoon Artichoke)
140 (170)cm, Cardoon Artichoke is most likely the wild ancestor of the widely cultivated Globe Artichoke (Cynara scolymus). It is an ornamental stout perennial from the south-eastern Mediterranean region used in several medical products. It makes an impressive stem crowned by a thistle-like, broad, lavender-purple, spiny flower head above large, deeply cut grayish green leaves in a dense basal rosette. For any rich, very well drained, preferably slightly rocky soil in a protected spot in full sun. In colder climates an insulating dry mulch layer as protection is recommended in winter. Seeds from savaged populations in the southern parts of La Gomera, Spain. VIII-IX.
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Cynara cornigera (White Artichoke) Exclusive
30 (50)cm, White Artichoke is a winter green and summer dormant perennial with showy white to cream flower heads on short stalks above a densely spiny leaf rosette. Native of rocky, sunny spot in the eastern Mediterranean. Flower heads can be used as a vegetable like those from the Globe Artichoke (Cynara scolymus). Preferably grow frostfree throughout the year with reduced watering in winter at a minimum of some 5°C. Seeds from a population above Govenor's Beach, south-western Cyprus, at some 150m. V-VI.
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Cynara scolymus (Globe Artichoke)
150 (200)cm, Globe Artichoke is probably a cultivar from the wild Cynara cardunculus (Cardoon Artichoke). The name is derived from Arabic "Ardi Choke" meaning "earth spine" and has been cultivated in the Arabic world (and later on by the Greek and Romans) for thousand of years. The still closed flower head (except for the straw-like florets) are cooked and used as a vegetable. It makes a most ornamental perennial with large, thistle-like, silvery-grey foliage and tall stems with a terminal, broad, bright purple flower head. For any rich, very well drained, preferably slightly rocky soil in a protected spot in full sun. In colder climates an insulating dry mulch layer as protection is recommended in winter. VII-VIII.
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