Cynara cardunculusCardoon, Prickly artichoke, Globe artichoke

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Artichoke flowers make a strong statement from June and continue to captivate through winter.
Highly beneficial for pollinators and birds
Dramatic, towering ornamental plant

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Once a staple of the Victorian vegetable garden, Cynara cardunculus is now highly prized as a striking ornamental plant that makes a bold statement in the border. Its large, silvery-grey, deeply cut leaves create impressive mounds that provide texture and colour throughout the season. From the centre of the clump, thick, towering stems emerge, crowned with artichoke-like flower heads from June onwards. By late summer, the scaly buds open into dramatic, purple, thistle-like flowers that demand attention. If left on the plant, the dried flower heads continue to add interest through the winter months, looking especially striking on frosty mornings. This plant is not suited for a small border—its large clumps of foliage can span a metre in diameter—but it excels as a dramatic focal point in larger spaces, offering a bold contrast to nearby perennials. Its strong structure provides year-round appeal, even after other plants have died back. Cynara cardunculus is also a fantastic choice for wildlife, attracting beneficial pollinators with its thistle-like flowers and offering food to birds like finches who enjoy raiding the seed heads. The flower heads also make a striking addition to indoor vase displays. Awarded the RHS Award of Garden Merit, this plant grows to a height of 1.5-2m (4.9-6.5ft) with a spread of 1.2m (4ft). Please note: Plant height and spread are seasonal, so we list by pot size rather than a fixed plant size. The size of the plant delivered may vary depending on the season, and the images provided are for illustration only.

Growing Information

Grow in freely draining fertile soil in full sun with shelter from strong winds. Provide sturdy support stakes early in spring as growth is rapid. Plants growing in colder regions benefit from a dry winter mulch.

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Order Despatch

Orders are despatched promptly by post or parcel carrier. Seasonal items such as plants are sent separately with the estimated delivery times stated against each variety both in our catalogue and on our website.

Please note that when several items are ordered they may not all be delivered at the same time.

Delivery Charge

Standard Charge

Packet seed only will incur a carriage charge of £2.99.

All other products incur a carriage charge of £6.99.

If your order comprises of a combination of carriage charges then a combined carriage charge of £7.99 will be applied.

Live Plants

Suttons strives to ensure that all its plants are delivered to you in the perfect condition for planting. While the majority of our nursery plants cope well with slight delays in intransit, sadly, the time it takes to deliver to certain locations in the UK means that we can't guarantee this for some of our smaller plug products and tender bedding and vegetable lines, which do not respond well to the extra journey time. So regretfully while we offer the majority of our live plant offering nationwide, we are unable to ship plugs, begging plants and tender vegetable plants to the following areas: HS, IV41-IV49, IV51, IV55-56, KW15-KW17, PA34, PA41-48, PA60-PA78, PA80, PH40-PH44, TR21-TR24, ZE1-ZE3.

Non Standard Deliveries

Unfortunately like many companies in our industry we are currently only able to supply orders to UK based customers, excluding those in Northern Ireland. We are committed to finding a way that we can resume or normal services again as soon as possible. Please accept our apologies for any inconvience caused.

Prices include VAT where applicable.

We reserve the right to contact you and advise an additional charge where necessary and are happy to quote for carriage of specific products to more remote areas. Some items may not be available to all areas.

We reserve the right to revise any carriage charges in the event of carrier price increase or other unforeseen circumstances. We will always advise of the carriage charge before payment is taken.

Large Non-standard items may incur a higher, lorry delivery charge. Charges will be calculated at checkout, but an example of the lorry charges are listed below.

Red - £9.99.
Purple - £2.99.

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