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CYNARA cardunculus ssp. flavescens
Plant Description
| Article Type: | (Organic Seed DE-ÖKO-006) |
| Life Cycle: | Perennial |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Origin: | Western mediterranian:roadsides, meadows. |
| Distinction: | Award of Garden Merit (A.G.M.) from the Royal Horticultural Society. |
| Special Features: | Excellent cut flowers, especially as a dried flower. Variable. Bracts tapering, often with a yellow border. Prickly on flowers and leaves. Attractive for butterflies and other pollinators. Drought tolerant. Decorative seed heads up to the winter. Decorative solitary and structural plant. |
| Basic Colour: | (blue) |
| Flower Colour: | blue |
| Natural Flowering Period: | July - October |
| Winter Hardiness Zones: |
Z6 - Z10
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| Foliage: | bipinnate, deeply lobed, large, silver-green |
| Growth Habit: | deep roots |
| Height with Flowers: | 100 cm |
| Spacing between Plants: | 80 cm |
| Soil Requirements: | dry / well-drained / average |
| Location: | |
| Characteristics: | decorative fruit / medicinal plant / beneficial plant / culinary herb |
| Usage: | honey-bee food plant / suitable for cutting |
| Portion weight: | 2 Gram |
| Grams per 1000 seeds: | 43.47826 Gram |
| Seeds per Gram (does not correspond to the number of plants!): |
23 |
| Gram to get 1000 plants (if sown directly into pots etc. you will need a larger quantity): |
80 Gram |
| Sowing Direction: |
(15) Rapidly germinating, keep seed in constant moisture (not wet) with temperatures of about +20°C [68°F]. Seeds must be covered thinly. Do not cover very small seeds, but tightly press into the earth. Keep in cooler conditions after germination occurs.
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| Sowing Time Hint: | Spring to early summer. Frost-free. |
| Container Size(s): | 1 plug per 8/9 cm (3 1/2") |
| Fertilizer: | Medium (150-200 ppm) |
