Cardoon

very unusual. Love the color! Welcome back Amy. Hope you enjoyed your time away with relatives.

Thanks Paul ,I've written a short blog , our granddaughter is in New York working and has found the High-line :o))

Waaay back in 2000 I planted cardoon when I had a very limited budget and lots of space to fill. It fit the bill amazingly but I never got fruit... It was gloriously huge though and it started my obsession with "architectural" plants! Is it perennial for you, Amy? Mine only lasted one season and I moved on to Ricinus... Don't grow the Ricinus here as I worry that the deer might try to eat them. Newest obsession is Macleaya.

Lovely looking flower, Amy!

Lori I must look up Macleaya ? Thanks David

An acquaintance at the Plant Sale and Swap told me that she could grow it in her garden as a perennial and that it was very large. Not exactly as advertised, I find. It's not as large as I hoped it would be but it is a very interesting item among my naturalized hoard.

We grow Macleaya...have done for years..grows to well over 6 ft as a rule!!
Amy your Cardoon is such a striking plant...love it..