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Globe artichoke
Cynara cardunculus
Growing guidance
Horticultural figures below are practitioner estimates for planning, pending expert review. The botanical record further down is sourced and verifiable.
Current-climate suitability
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Sun
Full sun
Soil moisture
free-draining, average
Heat tolerance
Up to about 44°C
Cold tolerance
Down to about -12°C
Waterlogging tolerance
1/5
Drought tolerance
4/5
Mature size
1.2–2 m tall, 1.2 m spread
Seasonal interest
Summer · Violet
Maintenance
low
Wildlife supported
General wildlife value 5/5 (verified species relationships are shown only where structured data exists)
Known risks or warnings
A declared weed in parts of Australia; needs space.
Toxicity: none
Verified botanical record
- Accepted scientific name
- Cynara cardunculus L.
- Family
- Asteraceae (Asterales)
- Rank and status
- species · accepted
- GBIF record
- Taxon 3112364
Recorded native range: Algeria, Andorra, Baleares, Canary Is., Channel Is., Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., France, Gibraltar, Greece, Italy and 17 further regions
Recorded as introduced in: Andorra, Argentina Distrito Federal, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Austria, Baleares, Beijing, Belgium, Biobío, Bogotá, Bolivia, Brazil and 76 further regions
Ranges are exactly as recorded in the GBIF source checklists and may be incomplete for widely cultivated species.
The cardoon (Cynara cardunculus ), also called the artichoke thistle, is a thistle in the family Asteraceae. It is a naturally occurring species that also has many cultivated forms, including the globe artichoke. It is native to the Mediterranean region, where it was domesticated in ancient times and still occurs as a wild plant.
Description from Wikipedia — Cardoon (CC BY-SA), shortened and unedited in substance.
Native status and geographic context
- United Kingdom: climate-suitable
- United States: climate-suitable
- Australia: restricted
Native status is never inferred from climate similarity. Plants restricted or invasive in a jurisdiction are excluded from recommendations there.
Demonstration data. Climate, plant and retailer records shown here are realistic samples awaiting horticultural validation and live data connections.