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Stately, silver-leaved perennials whose plump flower buds are a gourmet prize — architectural in a border and productive for several years.
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Artichoke seeds — architectural globe artichokes

The globe artichoke is as ornamental as it is edible: a stately, silver-leaved perennial whose plump flower buds are the gourmet's prize, and whose unopened heads, left to bloom, become magnificent purple thistles. Its botanical home is Cynara cardunculus, and it sits among our stem vegetables within the wider vegetable seeds range. New to it? Our vegetable growing guide covers the basics.

Part vegetable, part architectural showpiece — a single clump earns its place in a border as readily as the veg plot.

Why grow artichokes

Freshly steamed home-grown heads are a real delicacy, and the dramatic, fountain-like plants bring structure to any plot. As a productive perennial in the stem vegetable group, an established clump crops for several years and looks handsome doing it.

Growing artichokes from seed

Sow indoors in late winter to early spring for heads in the plant's first or second summer. Grow the seedlings on and plant into rich, free-draining soil in full sun, spacing generously for the large plants — our soil guide helps you prepare the ground. Cut the buds while still tight and plump, and mulch the crowns over winter in colder spots. The sowing calendar shows the timing, and botanical detail lives on the Cynara cardunculus page.

Leave a head or two to open into striking thistle flowers that bees adore at the end of the season.

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When can I harvest artichokes grown from seed?
Often in the first or second summer if sown early indoors. Cut the buds while they're still tight, plump and firm, before the scales open. Are globe artichokes perennial?
Yes — an established clump crops for several years. In colder areas, mulch the crowns over winter to protect them from hard frost. Which part of the artichoke do you eat?
The immature flower bud — you eat the fleshy base of each scale and the tender heart once the inedible choke is removed. What happens if I don't pick the buds?
Left on the plant, they open into large, striking purple thistle flowers that bees love — ornamental, though no longer edible.