Not the plant you're looking for? Search over 300,000 plants
Botanical details
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Native to GB / Ireland
- No
- Genus
Cynara
- Genus description
Cynara are robust thistle-like plants with grey-hairy, pinnately lobed leaves and globose purple flower-heads
- Name status
Unresolved
Love gardening
Sign up to receive regular gardening tips, inspiration, offers and more
View our Privacy Policy
Get involved
The Royal Horticultural Society is the UK’s leading gardening charity. We aim to enrich everyone’s life through plants, and make the UK a greener and more beautiful place.