Cynara cardunculus North America Its only bad habit is

Its only bad habit is being stoloniferous

turk's cap clumps are covered with hundreds of cute

each highlighted by contrasting subtle

then the edge becomes evident quickly thereafter

is a narrow pitcher

Cynara cardunculus North America Its only bad habit isThe 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