Cynara cardunculus | Cardoon | Porto Spineless Yarrow It is also quite tolerant

It is also quite tolerant of most soils and does not require fertilizing

and so that gives more opportunities for use in the kitchen

Happiest in sun but will cope with a little bit of shade

It's not hard to get addicted to these gorgeous flowers

Cynara cardunculus | Cardoon | Porto Spineless Yarrow It is also quite tolerantCynara cardunculus or Cardoons are aristocrats in both the ornamental and the vegetable world. This striking architectural plant is valued for its dramatic foliage. The leaves are arching and deeply toothed and are a soft grey green in colour. We have them in our white garden and they are a real statement plant. In summer they bear tall flower stems that a topped with chubby thistle buds which open to the most stunning violet blue purple flowers that