Cynara cardunculus

Cynara cardunculus
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blue, grey leaf

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ASTERACEAE

Cynara cardunculus

forbs

features

blue, grey leaf
colour : blue
leaf colour : grey
height : 180 cm
leaf height : 80 cm
flowering : 7- 9

soil and conditions

light : sun
soil : neutral
moisture : dry soil semi-moist soil

habitat

Open places, semi-moist soil (OP2)
Open places, dry soil (OP1)

extra information


cut flower
attracts bees

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planting density

number : 1 tot 1 per m2
- alone or in small tuft (A)

Plant description

This plant flowers in August with a large, blue ball-shaped flower. It has a spiky, rough hairy stem and large leaves. Originally from the area around the Mediterranean Sea, but now wildly weed in areas such as Argentinian Pampas, California, ...