CARDOON VARIETIES

Large Smooth

SizePriceQuantityPurchase
1 g $ 2.95
0.13 oz $ 7.00
1 oz $ 23.00
HEIRLOOM. Delicious artichoke-like flavor. Robust growing 6' tall plants with edible roots and smooth thickened leaf stalks. 110-120 days.
ALL ABOUT CARDOON
Cardoon
days to maturity: 120-150 days
time to viability: 4 - 5 years
soil temperature: 75
planting depth: 1/4"
row spacing: 3-4'
mature spacing: 18-24"
succession: n
self seeding: n
Description: Also called Artichoke Thistle or Cardoni, this thistle-like plant is native to the Mediterranean. A beautiful ornamental, its stalks are delicious steamed or braised, with an artichoke-like flavor. Nutrients: vitamins C, B6, folate (high), pantothenic acid, calcium, phosphorous, potassium, sodium, copper, manganese.
Guidelines: Growing: Moderately frost hardy perennial, grown in full sun. Plant Seeds: 6 weeks before danger of last frost, 1/4" deep In 6" containers and transplant with 18-24" between plants. Soil Temp: 75?F. Days to Harvest: 120-150. Seed Viability: 4-5 years.