Cynara cardunculus Aroids The resurgence of popularity of

The resurgence of popularity of crinums has spawned a new breed of "crinum rustlers" who search for old abandoned clumps

Each flower is a sweetly fragrant

named in 2001

Selecting cultivars that bloom at various times one can have daylilies in bloom for 5 to 6 months of the year

While Curcuma 'Emperor' has a pencil-thin border

Cynara cardunculus Aroids The resurgence of popularity ofThe 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