Cynara cardunculus Aroids uniform selection of Helleborus x

uniform selection of Helleborus x hybridus

which means "gathering clouds brocade

named in 2001

It will soon regrow

long before dwarf mondo grasses were popular

Cynara cardunculus Aroids uniform selection of Helleborus xThe famed cardoon, aka Cynara cardunculus, makes a dramatic winter evergreen statement in the sunny perennial border with its 3 4' long, arching, ghost like, jagged, soft grey foliage. Once the 4' wide drought loving clumps are established, they are topped with 6' tall stalks of blue violet, thistle like flowers in late summer. After flowering, cardoons die to the ground for a month long rest before re sprouting. For a striking, bold textured accent