Cynara cardunculus ~ Cardoon Size:1 GALLON Natural® Worm Castings to top-dress

Natural® Worm Castings to top-dress hydrangeas with rich organics while keeping their blue hydrangeas blue

earlier bloom

with Aloysia citriodora

Grows best in full sun and medium to wet well-drained acidic soils

Thornless varieties are often preferred for landscaping purposes

Cynara cardunculus ~ Cardoon Size:1 GALLON Natural® Worm Castings to top-dressCardoon is a tender columnar perennial treated as an annual with attractive but prickly deep lobed grey green foliage. Sturdy edible stalks sport large flowerheads that are also edible if unopened and bloom to thistle like purple flowers. Best if grown in rich, consistently moist well drained loamy soils. To harvest the stalks, wrap the inedible leaves around the stalks and blanched when stems reach 3', and the cut to the ground 4 6 weeks later. Type: