Cardoon is a big, leafy plant. Cardoon with one of my shovels for a size comparison. Cardoon blossoms are like thistles. Most years I start some onion seeds and perhaps a few artichokes indoors n ...

Most years, I start some onion seeds and perhaps a few artichokes indoors in February. This year I will also start some cardoon seeds at the same time. Cardoon, which is a lovely looking plant related ...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. Most years, I start some onion seeds and perhaps a few artichokes indoors in February; this year, I will also start some cardoon seeds at the same time ...

This year, my love of feral plants that are pointy and slightly dangerous inspired me to try my hand at growing cardoon, a lesser-known relative of the artichoke that is considered a delicacy in ...

Now for something completely different Cynara cardunculus is a gorgeous monster of a vegetable, medicinal and otherwise useful plant which, unfortunately, is not often cultivated in this part of the ...

, a relative of globe artichoke, forms a 4- to 6-foot clump of felted, deeply dissected silvery-green foliage. Native to the Mediterranean and a member of the sunflower family, cardoon produces large, ...

When the vaguely warmer and wetter days of spring arrive, people start jonesing for the best spring produce: artichokes. But when I see an artichoke, I get triggered, remembering hours upon hours of ...

Confused by cardoons? Alarmed by artichokes? Don’t worry, you’re not alone. The RHS has awarded the statuesque cardoon (Cynara cardunculus) its Award of Garden Merit (AGM) as an ornamental plant, but ...

The enormous flowering stems of our cardoons are starting to totter and overbalance under the weight of their lavender-coloured flower heads. They are now at their best but as they start to turn to ...

Most years I start some onion seeds and perhaps a few artichokes indoors n February; this year I will also start some cardoon seeds at the same time. Cardoon, which is a lovely looking plant related ...