Cardoon grow and care – shrub of the genus Cynara also known as Artichoke thistle or Cynara cardunculus, Cardoon perennial evergreen plant and also used as ornamental plant, can grow in mediterranean, temperate or subtropical climate and growing in hardiness zone 8-10 as perennial 5-8 as annual.
Cardoon flower
Leaves edible size 20-70+ cm the color is green gray, the edge of the leaf serrated, the part of the leaf that edible is the stem of the leaf.
Buds edible and spiny, the bottom of the bud is the heart is the biggest edible part, in every bud leaf in the end it’s also edible part, the bud size 5-20 cm.
Flower color purple that grow in round shape head.
Cardoon for sale – Seeds or Plants to Buy
How to grow Cardoon growing and care:
Slightly acid soil, mulch
What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Seedling / Seed
Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction?
No
Difficulties or problems when growing:
If ants build their nest next to the plant there is no future for this plant
Planting season:
Spring, summer and autumn in hardiness zone 10b
Pests and diseases:
Aphids, ants, slugs
Pruning season:
All year
How to prune:
Dead leaves
Size of the plant?
1-2 m
Growth speed in optimal condition:
Fast growing / Medium growing
Water requirement:
Average amount of water / Big amount of water
Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full Sun / Half Shade
Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
No
Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
Yes
Blooming information
Bloom season:
Summer / Autumn
General information about the flower
Purple flower that grow in globe shape buds
Pollination is done by:
Bees
Edible leaves
Leaves harvesting season:
Winter / Spring
How to harvest the leaves?
After the plant establish, before the flowers, can be possible to take all the tender almost fully grown leaves
Information about leaves:
Green-gray leaves size 20-70+ cm, the edge of the leaf serrated, the edible part the stem of the leaf.
Uses of Cardoon leaves:
Cooked
Scientific name:
Cynara cardunculus
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