Cynara cardunculus Variegated Foliage Plants first saw this solidago on

first saw this solidago on a flashlight walk one evening after giving a garden talk

angustifolia) Here is a rare opportunity to obtain the dwarf narrow-leaf form of the wonderful winter-flowering Algerian iris

Brian Williams

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FYI: Bob Olson of Minnesota is the past president of the American Hosta Society

Cynara cardunculus Variegated Foliage Plants first saw this solidago onThe 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