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Rampant Cardoon

Jane HaywardJane Hayward Posts: 13
in The potting shed
A year ago I planted a Cardoon, it has been very successful in fact to successful. How do I control it, it's taking over. From the innocent end of season sorrowful plant it is now 4 foot high (which is ok) but spreading to 2 foot. It wouldn't be so bad if the leaves didn't keep flopping. Any suggestion on how to control this thug. 

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  • josusa47josusa47 Posts: 3,530
    Eat it?
  • punkdocpunkdoc Posts: 15,039
    Just a baby at the moment.
    How can you lie there and think of England
    When you don't even know who's in the team

    S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
  • SkandiSkandi Posts: 1,723
    It will spread at least 5-6 ft by the time it's full grown.
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  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    Hostafan grows these, they’re huge.
    i tried to grow from seeds but unsuccessfully.
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    Lyn said:
    Hostafan grows these, they’re huge.
    i tried to grow from seeds but unsuccessfully.
    Soz Lyn. I'll see if they produce better seed this time. None of mine from the same batch germinated either. Your seed sowing skills are not in question.
    Devon.
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