![Grow it, show it, eat it: gorgeous in bloom, cardoons are like artichoke without the hard work | Australian lifestyle | The Guardian Grow it, show it, eat it: gorgeous in bloom, cardoons are like artichoke without the hard work | Australian lifestyle | The Guardian](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/aff6534fd1e1c7d254ec7f61aaa43efc6e3b9091/341_10_3305_1983/master/3305.jpg?width=1200&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=d5385de54910a90cb5d4db852d909ed6)
Grow it, show it, eat it: gorgeous in bloom, cardoons are like artichoke without the hard work | Australian lifestyle | The Guardian
![We eat thistles! "Thistles—in the form of artichokes and cardoons—have been on the human table since at least the days of ancient Greece and Rome." : r/Awwducational We eat thistles! "Thistles—in the form of artichokes and cardoons—have been on the human table since at least the days of ancient Greece and Rome." : r/Awwducational](https://i.redd.it/2kfp2zzh23e31.jpg)
We eat thistles! "Thistles—in the form of artichokes and cardoons—have been on the human table since at least the days of ancient Greece and Rome." : r/Awwducational
The cardoon, Cynara cardunculus, also called the artichoke thistle, is a thistle in the sunflower family. It is a naturally occurring… | Instagram
![Grow it, show it, eat it: gorgeous in bloom, cardoons are like artichoke without the hard work | Australian lifestyle | The Guardian Grow it, show it, eat it: gorgeous in bloom, cardoons are like artichoke without the hard work | Australian lifestyle | The Guardian](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/4cb462044a91971fe04b3a6416d784b684b25313/0_340_5100_3060/master/5100.jpg?width=700&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=bf61e0caf202269da772da71eb1ff286)