Plant Type
Perennials, Annual, Edible, Herbaceous Perennial, Vegetable, It is a perennial herb to 2 m high with leaves to 80 cm long and 40 cm wide
Lifespan
Annual, Perennial
Flower
Large, spiky, thistle-like flowers on tall stalks that bloom to bright purple. Edible like an artichoke, although of lesser quality.
Bees
Butterflies
Pollinators
Order
Asterales
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Cynara
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