![Swoon over cardoons! Huge and hardy, with their glorious lavender flowers and spectacular seed heads, cardoons are the star turn in any garden says Monty Don | Daily Mail Online Swoon over cardoons! Huge and hardy, with their glorious lavender flowers and spectacular seed heads, cardoons are the star turn in any garden says Monty Don | Daily Mail Online](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/08/21/15/2B83DA1800000578-0-image-m-22_1440168662681.jpg)
Swoon over cardoons! Huge and hardy, with their glorious lavender flowers and spectacular seed heads, cardoons are the star turn in any garden says Monty Don | Daily Mail Online
Cynara cardunculus (Artichoke Thistle, Cardoon, Cardoons, Desert Artichoke, European Cardoon, Globe Artichoke, Scotch Thistle, Scottish Thistle, Spanish Artichoke, Wild Artichoke, Wild Cardoon) | North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox
![Cardoon (Cynara cardunculus) in Greensboro High Point Winston-Salem Summerfield North Carolina NC at New Garden Landscaping & Nursery Cardoon (Cynara cardunculus) in Greensboro High Point Winston-Salem Summerfield North Carolina NC at New Garden Landscaping & Nursery](https://plants.newgarden.com/Content/Images/Photos/F698-18.jpg)