Cynara cardunculus Aroids It will soon regrow

It will soon regrow

named in 2001

long before dwarf mondo grasses were popular

The resurgence of popularity of crinums has spawned a new breed of "crinum rustlers" who search for old abandoned clumps

Cynara cardunculus Aroids It will soon regrowThe famed cardoon, aka Cynara cardunculus, makes a dramatic winter evergreen statement in the sunny perennial border with its 3 4' long, arching, ghost like, jagged, soft grey foliage. Once the 4' wide drought loving clumps are established, they are topped with 6' tall stalks of blue violet, thistle like flowers in late summer. After flowering, cardoons die to the ground for a month long rest before re sprouting. For a striking, bold textured accent