Gros Vert de Lâon artichoke
Cynara cardunculus 'Gros Vert de Lâon'
RHS AGM 2012
USDA zones7 to 9
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Gros Vert de Lâon' artichoke (Cynara cardunculus 'Gros Vert de Lâon') is a perennial for borders, containers, specimen plantings, and food gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 7, or down to 0°F (-18°C). This plant likes full sun and dry to moist, sandy or clay soil. Bees and butterflies visit the blooms, which open in summer and again in autumn. It sits low on the menu for deer and rabbits. The clumping plant grows fast and tolerates drought.
Pairs well with Chocolate cosmos, Mondo grass, and Blueberry.