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_ -- The best soil for the Cardoon is a light and deep but not over-rich loam.
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There's also a return of the spiky, surreal cabaret world of Henrietta Horn's Cardoon Club set to a hugely engaging score by Benjamin Pope that references 60s blues and psychedelic music.
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This one I am not going to grow for it was twice my height, but the size, form and color of Cardoon was arresting.
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In its general character and appearance, the Cardoon resembles the
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It is raised from seed; which, as the plant is used in the first year of its growth and is liable to be injured by the winter, should be sown annually, although the Cardoon is really a perennial.
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Although the Cardoon is not widely cultivated in this country, it is found in some of our best gardens, and is undoubtedly a wholesome esculent from which a skilful cook will present an excellent dish.
The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition Sutton and Sons
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Scarcely an island can be named, where casually introduced plants have not supplanted some of the native species: in La Plata the Cardoon covers square leagues of country on which some S.
The Foundations of the Origin of Species Two Essays written in 1842 and 1844 Charles Darwin 1845
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Cardoon, a relative of globe artichoke, forms a 4 - to 6-foot clump of felted, deeply dissected silvery-green foliage.
The Big Apple 2008
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Cardoon stalks can be covered with small, nearly invisible spines that can cause substantial pain if they become lodged in the skin.
The Big Apple 2008
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Cardoon is native to the Mediterranean region, but it grows in Texas from the fall through the spring.
The Big Apple 2008
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