Violetto di Chioggia artichoke
Cynara cardunculus 'Violetto di Chioggia'
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
'Violetto di Chioggia' artichoke (Cynara cardunculus 'Violetto di Chioggia') 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. Deer and rabbits tend to browse other plants first. It grows at a rapid rate and forms a clump. Butterflies and bees visit the blooms, and the plant tolerates drought.
Pairs well with Chocolate cosmos, Tuberose, Mondo grass, and Sunflower.