Cardoon Plant

Cardunculus is an erect perennial herb that can grow between 60 and 150 cm but has been known to grow as tall as 2 m with a spread of 2 m Weeds of Australia 2016.

Cardoon plant. Around that same time prepare a garden bed to ensure well-draining soil and a pH of 60 to 70. Simply cut off the base and leaves then cut the stalks into pieces. Cardoon offers great textural contrast and can add a Mediterranean look in landscapes.

Sow cardoon seed ¼ inch deep. Now it is growing like mad and smothering the rhubarb. A table displaying which months are best to sow plant and harvest.

It germinates best at 75F 24C. Cynara cardunculus has prickly deeply cut gray-green foliage and tall flower stalks topped with brilliant purple flowers. Boil the stalks for around 20 minutes until tender adding salt to the water to remove any bitterness.

Cardoon is also known as Cardone Artichoke thistle Cardo Cardoni Cardi or Carduni. Cardoons lose their color very quickly once subjected to air so place the stalks in vinegar laced water. My final Globe and Mail article for the 2010 growing season was on growing and eating cardoonCardoon is lesser-known relative of the artichoke that is considered a delicacy in Mediterranean cuisine.

Leaves are very similar to artichoke as is the size of the plant 3-4 feet high. Theyre also known as the artichoke thistle. October 2015 in Plants In the spring my friend gave me a bit of Cardoon root and I foolishly put it next to my rhubarb.

But instead of eating the flower buds as with artichokes the stems are the tasty part of cardoons. The cardoon is a stout herbaceous perennial plant which grows to 08-15 m 31-59 in tall with spiny deeply lobed gray green leaves 24 inches long. They can be planted out from late April onwards until AugustSeptember.