Carlina acanthifolia
| Carlina acanthifolia | |
| Light: |  |
| Moisture: |   |
| Hardiness: | 5 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Self Pollinated | |
| Height: | 2' |
| Blooms: | Early Summer |
| Native to: | |
| Edible Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Carlina acanthifolia
Propagation: Seed - surface sow in a cold frame in the spring. The seed usually germinates in 4 - 8 weeks at 15°c[1]. As soon as they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out into their permanent positions in the summer.
Division in spring[2]. Difficult to do successfully because the plant resents root disturbance[1].
Cultivation: Succeeds in a sunny position in ordinary garden soil[2]. Prefers an alkaline soil[1]. Prefers a poor soil[3].
Plants are hardy to about -15°c[3].
A very ornamental plant[4].
This species resents root disturbance, it should be planted into its final position as soon as possible[1].
Range: S. Europe.
Habitat: Stony places, pastures and rocks[5] on poor soils[3] in mountainous areas[6].
Edibility: Flowering head - cooked. Used as a globe artichoke substitute[7][8][9][10], though they are considerably smaller and even more fiddly[K].
Pollinators: Bees, lepidoptera, self
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Drainage: Prefers well drained soil.
Seed Ripens: Mid Summer-Late Summer
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Bird, R. Growing from Seed Volume 3. Thompson and Morgan, 1989.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Sanders, Thomas. Popular Hardy Perennials. Collingridge, 1926.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ Chittendon, Fred. RHS Dictionary of Plants. Oxford University Press, 1951.
- ↑ Polunin, Oleg. Flowers of Europe. Oxford University Press, 1969.
- ↑ Tutin, Tom et al.. Flora Europaea. Cambridge University Press, 1964.
- ↑ Hedrick, Ulysses. Sturtevant's Edible Plants of the World. Dover Publications, 1972.
- ↑ Tanaka, Tyōzaburō. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing, 1976.
- ↑ Kunkel, Günther. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books, 1984.
- ↑ Facciola, Stephen. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, 1990.