species
Cynara cardunculus
Globe artichoke · Cardoon
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Cynara cardunculus is a perennial in the family Asteraceae, also known as Globe artichoke or Cardoon, introduced to the UK. It reaches 1.8 m tall and 1.2 m across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun, on loam or sand soil, where the ground is neutral or alkaline and in well drained conditions, and suits average positions. It flowers from July to August. Its RHS hardiness rating is H4 (hardy): −10 to −5°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 1.8 m tall × 1.2 m across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H4 (RHS)
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Aspect
- Full sun
- Soil
- Loam, Sand
- Acidity
- Neutral, Alkaline
- Moisture
- Well drained
- Exposure
- Average
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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