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Cynara cardunculus

Family: asteraceae
Common name(s): Cardoon
Hardiness ratings: USDA zone 6~7b - 9~10

General resources

• Wikipedia. Online encyclopedia entry (if defined).
• Google images. Web search for photographs.
• The Plant List. Taxonomical lookup
• Catalogue of Life. Taxonomical lookup

Links for Cynara cardunculus

• BBC Gardening - Plant profile with horticultural details and garden uses. (more profiles for additional varieties) (1 photo)
• Dave's Garden PlantFiles - Profile page with horticultural basics, and member-contributed photos and comments. (zone 7-9) (36 photos)
• Denver Botanic Gardens: Cynara cardunculus 'Green Globe' (Scolymus Group) - Description, native range, and cultural requirements. (additional pages for other varieties) (zone 6) (1 photo). Also a page for 'Opera' (Scolymus Group).
• Garden.org - Community-assembled plant profile (2 varieties in database) (21 photos)
• Heritage Perennials - Profile with description and horticultural details. (zone 7-9) (1 photo)
• Missouri Botanical Garden - Plantfinder page for one of the plants growing at the garden, with usually one or more photos, horticultural information, and noteworthy characteristics. (zone 7-9) (16 photos)
• North Carolina State University factsheet - Plant profile with horticultural details and comments (zone 7b-10a) (25 photos)
• Ontario Rock Garden Society - Germination information
• Plant Delights Nursery - Catalog page with photo, horticultural basics, and descriptive blurb. (1 photo)

Cynara cardunculus Cardoon Group

Common name(s): cardoon
Hardiness ratings: USDA zone 7 - 9

Links

• Missouri Botanical Garden: Cynara cardunculus Cardoon Group 'Rouge D'Alger' - Plantfinder page for one of the plants growing at the garden, with usually one or more photos, horticultural information, and noteworthy characteristics. (zone 7-9)

Cynara cardunculus Scolymus Group

Common name(s): artichoke
Hardiness ratings: USDA zone 7 - 10

Links

• Missouri Botanical Garden - Plantfinder page for one of the plants growing at the garden, with usually one or more photos, horticultural information, and noteworthy characteristics. (zone 7-10) (4 photos)