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[rosebud]

hi Emma, can you tell me how to look after the CARDOON you sent me please. It is very large now never flowered this year but it had a very shakey start it looks lovely so i do not want to loose it with or without flowers i love it,so i would appreciate your advice thanks Mary. ;D

[rosebud]

[Eristic]

All I do with mine is remove all dead leaves and top dress heavily with manure.

[Robert_Brenchley]

That's about the state my cardoon is in. I'm planning to let it die back, move it, mulch well, and maybe plant a few in the spring to replace the ones which didn't survive the monsoon.