tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33750459.post287277369454425855..comments2023-10-17T15:55:47.102+00:00Comments on The Inelegant Gardener: CardoonHappyMouffetardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09157145094611234176noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33750459.post-33369552970258021442008-07-30T15:21:00.000+00:002008-07-30T15:21:00.000+00:00Thanks - we might have to wait a while more for so...Thanks - we might have to wait a while more for some blooms then!HappyMouffetardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09157145094611234176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33750459.post-87144937921547344342008-07-30T15:07:00.000+00:002008-07-30T15:07:00.000+00:00Cardoons are very impressive plants. I wish I had ...Cardoons are very impressive plants. I wish I had room for one. I could try one on the allotment - that's a thought!<BR/>You were enquiring on my blog about my Strelitzea. It stays in a pot all the time but stands outside from mid May until mid October. I would guess that they have to be a certain age before they flower well over here - mine was about 7 years old before I got my first flower. Good luck with yours.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33750459.post-73750454917185822962008-07-29T15:08:00.000+00:002008-07-29T15:08:00.000+00:00They're beautiful. Cardoons are related to artich...They're beautiful. Cardoons are related to artichokes, although I think it's the stems rather than the flower buds which can be eaten. The flowers make lovely decorations, though.chaiselonguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11372135992072231446noreply@blogger.com