General Information

• Physical Description

  • GV: enormous, thistle-like plant, very decorative. Mature plant will produce 12+ green or purple flowerheads. The flowerheads can be cooked and eaten whole, if harvested young (golf-ball-sized).
  • PVFS: Native to the mediterranean; silvery-green leaves with large flower buds which blossom into beautiful purple ornamental flowers

• Taxonomy

• Growth Habits

  • GV: enormous, thistle-like plant
  • PVFS: plants will grow 4 feet tall and 6-8 feet wide