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Cynara cardunculus

 
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Cynara cardunculus - Marchysgallen y Gerddi, Globe Artichoke, Cardoon, Artichike Thistle, Prickly Artichoke
Image: Moore, Dawn - NBGW
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Common name: Marchysgallen y Gerddi, Globe Artichoke, Cardoon, Artichike Thistle, Prickly Artichoke
Family: Asteraceae
Distribution: Mediterranean
Hardiness: (H5) Hardy-cold winter. -15 to -10°C (USDA 7b/8a)
Life form: Herbaceous perennial • Perlysiau lluosflwydd
Geirdarddiad / Etymology: Cynara (SIN-uh-ruh): Greek; kuon, meaning dog; the phyllaries likened to dogs' teeth.
Geirdarddiad / Etymology: cardunculus (kar-DUNK-yoo-lus): Small thistle.
Dyfarniadau / Awards: RHS Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Description: Forming a clump of silvery-grey, pinnatifid, spiny leaves up to 1 metre in length. Large thistle-like purple flowers in late summer and autumn.
Links: Royal Horticultural Society

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