Cynara cardunculus

[CARDOON]

 $7.00 

Cynara cardunculus
Category: Potted Plants
Longevity: B (zones7 to 9)
Lighting Conditions: FS
Average Height: 4 feet
Uses: C D E M O
Code: CYN10

Artichoke relative. Dramatic display plant with its 3' long, deeply cut grey-green leaves and large, thistle-shaped purple flowers. Popular in Europe, the large first year leaves are tied up and blanched, and the leaf stalks eaten as a vegetable. The leaves contain cynarin which improves gall bladder and liver functions, increases bile flow and lowers cholesterol. Yields a yellow dye. The down from the seedheads is used as a rennet. Unreliably hardy for us, it can be dug and over-wintered like dahlias.

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