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Type: Perennial
Seed #: 37
Common Name: Cardoon
Latin Name: Cardoon cardunculus
Variety: Species plant
Colour: Purple
Temperature: 15C - 22C (59F - 72F)
Zone: 8 - 11
Blooms: July to September
Site: Full Sun
Height: 90cm - 120cm (35" - 47")
Spread: 30cm - 50cm (12" - 20")
Seeds per pack: 0
Price: $0.00
Plant these to encourage birds and butterflies to visit your garden frequently. This plant produces amazing cutflower. This plant is deer resistant.
Attracts
Butterflies		 Great
Cutflower		 Deer
Resistant

Cannot ship to the USA
 Cardoon
Notes: Huge silvery green leaves on Mediterranean looking plant. Produces fuzzy rich purple flowers resembling Artichokes on stems to 4 ft. tall or better. Stems are edible when steamed and seasoned. Does well in poor soil, full sun and dry conditions.


Instructions: Sow 3 to 5 mm. Germination is 10 days.


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Delphinium - Great early cut-flower. Deer resistant, drought tolerant and an early bloomer that produces a bounty of truly stunning bi-colour and tri-colour flowers.(Especially in second and subsequent years.) Provide even moisture and bright light for best results. A hummingbird favorite. Foxglove - Foxglove produces spires of large pink tubular florets with speckled throats. Flowers 1st year from early sowing. Plants are hardy bi-ennials.Useful as cutflower or wild flowers. Red Hot Poker - Easy to grow! This evergreen perennial produces brilliant orange and yellow tubular flowers on slender spikes. They will tolerate wind and coastal conditions and thrives in a well drained, full sun, open location. For fuller more vibrant flowers, keep watered in hot summer months. Superb showy cut flower for large arrangements. Hummingbirds love this plant and will visit frequently.
Delphinium Foxglove Red Hot Poker
(Delphinium) (Digitalis purpurea) (Kniphophia)
 

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