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Cardoon ‘Porto Spineless’

Artichoke Thistle

  • Globe-shaped, edible thistle is green with purplish base
  • Plant in fertile, well-drained soil as part of an edible landscape
  • Harvest by tying up leaves for two weeks to blanch in late summer OR harvest stalks of flower buds before they open

Hardiness Zone: 7-10
Height: 4-6 feet
Space: 4 feet
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