Cynara cardunculus Aroids named in 2001

named in 2001

long before dwarf mondo grasses were popular

which means "gathering clouds brocade

sounds like one of fancy royal folks with four names and a hyphen

Cynara cardunculus Aroids named in 2001The 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