Globe artichokes are grown as an unusual and delicious variety of vegetable as well as ornamental use as they are tall architectural perennial plants and can look outstanding in mixed borders.
Green Globe has silver-green leaves that are quite prickly and produces large heads. It is a reliable variety of artichoke to grow forming up to ten heads per plant once matured. It is eaten before the heads open and flower.
Brookside Nursery Top Tip – Globe artichokes are perennials and if left to flower they are attractive as a source of nectar bees and other beneficial insects so if you can, leave one or two heads for the wildlife in your garden!
Product Code | 310106 |
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Supplied as | Pack of 3 Garden Ready 6cm Peat Pots |
Habit | Upright/Bush |
Suitable for Hanging Baskets? | No |
Suitable for Patio Containers? | Yes |
Scented? | No |
Plant Type | Perennial |
Botanical name | Cynara scolymus |
Season | spring |
Planting Position | Full Sun |
Eventual Height | 120cm (48″ ) |
Eventual Spread | up to 90cm (35″) |
Spacing | 90cm (36″) Apart |
Flower Colour | Purple |