Vegetable Seeds - Globe Artichoke
Although both called an artichoke, there is no relationship between Globe Artichokes and Jerusalem Artichokes except for the word 'artichoke'. Globe artichokes are large, thistle like plants where the flower is eaten. For advice on Growing Globe Artichokes see our Grow your own Globe Artichokes guide.
Globe Artichoke Seeds
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Artichoke Plant - Green Globe
Artichoke Plant - Green GlobeAttractive, delicious and packed full of essential vitamins!Green Globe is a large thick fleshed, striking variety of artichoke. This perennial vegetable plant will produce plentiful supplies of nutty tasting artichoke hearts. A thornless, cold-tolerant variety, the Green Globe will also make an excellent display in any ornamental garden with spectacular flowering. Keeps producing up to 15 years, a thornless variety, supplied in a 2 litre pot.
From Dobies Price: £12.99
Artichoke Plant - Purple Globe
Artichoke Plant - Purple GlobeAttractive, delicious and packed full of essential vitamins!The artichoke plant Purple Globe will produce spectacular nutty tasting hearts with deep thick flesh. These artichoke plants are the perfect addition to the back of any perennial border or in the kitchen garden. This perennial plant produces abundant yields, for up to 15 years. Supplied in a 2 litre pot.
From Dobies Price: £12.99
Artichoke Plants - Green Globe
A large and striking perennial vegetable with silvery-green deeply toothed leaves that's good-looking enough to grow in the ornamental garden. The spiky flower buds are cut from summer onwards, with each plant producing up to 10 artichokes a season. The plant stays productive for many years given a free-drained soil and a sunny spot. Harvest June-September. Height 90-100cm (35-39); spread 40-50cm (16-20).
From Dobies Price: £4.49
Artichoke Plants - Twin Pack
Artichoke Twin Pack contains 12 plants (6 of each variety):Purple Globe - Attractive and delicious! Perfect at the back of a perennial border or in the kitchen garden, this perennial plant produces abundant yields of tender and flavourful purple artichokes, ideal with a light French dressing or dipped in butter with a hint of garlic.Green Globe - A large and striking perennial vegetable with silvery-green deeply toothed leaves that's good-looking enough to grow in the ornamental garden. The spiky flower buds are cut from summer onwards, with each plant producing up to 10 artichokes a season.
From Dobies Price: £5.99
Artichoke Seeds - Purple de Provence
This superb purple variety is finer tasting than green varieties. It's as ornamental as it is edible, and is ideal for a variety of situations, and is loved by bees, butterflies and other pollinating insects. Harvest May-June (year 2). This superb purple variety is, in my view, finer tasting than the green forms and is as ornamental as it is edible. It is the perfect reminder of holiday on the south coast of France. ?
From Suttons Price: £2.99
Artichoke Seeds - Purple de Provence
This superb purple variety is finer tasting than green varieties. It's as ornamental as it is edible, and is ideal for a variety of situations, and is loved by bees, butterflies and other pollinating insects. Harvest May-June (year 2). Globe type.
From Dobies Price: £2.99
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