Cynara cardunculus | Cardoon | Porto Spineless Feather reed Grass A wonderful addition to the

A wonderful addition to the sunny border

It is easy-care and thrives in dry

Planted in numbers for visual impact they look particularly striking

Once flowers have finished normally by mid-summer

you can shear the plant back to encourage new growth and flowers

Cynara cardunculus | Cardoon | Porto Spineless Feather reed Grass A wonderful addition to theCynara 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