"Nick Maclaren" wrote in message
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In article ,
"Rhiannon S" writes:
| Hi all, sorry to bother you guys again.

That's what's this newsgroup's for :-)
| I was wondering if any of you guys could possibly shed light on the
| hardiness of a couple of plants. I was looking at rudbeckia
occidentalis
| "green wizard" and a Cardoon in various places online and off.
Depending on
| where you seem to be shopping, both of these have been marked as hardy
| perenniels, tender perenniels, half hardy-perenniels, or even half
hardy
| annuals, I was wondering if anyone here had any first hand knowledge of
| these plants as it's now getting a tad confusing?

Cardoon is hardy in most of the UK, at least with modern mild winters.
I grew it, as a vegetable, and compared it unfavourably with repulsant
snozzcombers.


I was looking at it as more of a decorative plant than a veg, I mean if the
Shrub does start a nuclear war it may be worth having, but until then just
as a decorative plant. I know the Victorians grew it as a veg, but y'know,
those vitorians, always smoking something.

At least I know that cardoon's are hardy.

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Rhiannon_s
Due to it's large carbon footprint the light at the end of the tunnel has
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