Cynara Scolymus
Globe Artichoke
A tall growing plant producing an edible globe vegetable. The arching leaves are covered with a greyish, bluish, or whitish waxy coating. They are arching in habit, and the globe vegetable grows from the top of the stem in summer. If it is not harvested, flowers of purple/blue appear.
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Full sun
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Occasional watering
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A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)
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Moist and free draining
Common name
Globe Artichoke
Latin name
Cynara Scolymus
type
Vegetable
family
Asteraceae
ph
6.5 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)
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Soil
Moist and free draining
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
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When to harvest
full grown dimensions
0.50 M
1.50 M
Cynara Scolymus
A tall growing plant producing an edible globe vegetable. The arching leaves are covered with a greyish, bluish, or whitish waxy coating. They are arching in habit, and the globe vegetable grows from the top of the stem in summer. If it is not harvested, flowers of purple/blue appear.
Flowering Season
From Mid Summer TO Early Autumn
Purple flowers in summer and autumn, if the edible buds are not harvested.
Planting Outdoors
From Early Spring TO Mid Spring
Plant container grown plants out early to mid spring, dig in plenty of compost into well draining soil and after planting water in well.
Propagation
From Early Spring TO Mid Spring
Sow seeds in a deep well composted seedbed and thin as necessary. Artichokes can also be propagated by suckers removed from strong plants in early spring.
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