General Information[]
biennial thistles
Family: Asteraceae
Origin: southern Europe
Cultivated Varieties[]
'C3'
'A-106'
Baby Anzio
'Blanca de Tudela'
Big Heart
'Big Romanesco' see 'Grosso Romanesco'
Chianti
'Concerto'
'Emerald' hybrid 5 ft, 180-360 days
'Fiesole'
'Green Globe'
'Grosso Romanesco' 100 days
'Gros Vert de Laon' 3 ft
'Harmony'
'Imperial Star' 3-4 ft 80-120 days
'Lorca'
King
'Opal'
Omaha
'Madrigal'
Mercury
'Northern Star' 300 days
'Peto' 98 days
'Purple Italian Globe' 120 days
'Purple Romagna' heirloom (italian)
'Romanesco'
Siena
'Symphony'
'Tempo'
'Vert Globe' see 'Green Globe'
'Violetta' see 'Viloletto'
'Violetto' 85 days