I usually fall in love with tiny plants, but there is one giant that has my heart from May to July.

Cardoon is a high drama plant. I have it in a slope so it can be viewed from below, beside and above.

Its spiky leaves have a blue hue. It matches its neighbors, the poppies.

Its stems are striped.

When it blooms I put on purple and stand inside it to have my picture taken.

I LOVE this giant!

Rose and I did this lovely puzzle Butterflies of North America during the rain.