globe artichoke 'Green'
globe artichoke
- 1 × bare root plant
- £4.99
- available to order from winter
- 2 + 1 FREE bare root plants
- £9.98 £3.33 each
- available to order from winter
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- Bulbs (only) £4.99
- Position: full sun
- Soil: moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soil
- Hardiness: frost hardy (may need winter protection)
Worth growing for both their statuesque appearance as well as their flowerheads, which if picked and cooked before the flowers emerge, are delicious when drizzled with butter. Impressive and decorative perennials, they look wonderful in the border, adding height and structure. If grown purely as a vegetable, they should be replaced every three years to stop them getting too woody.
Plant globe artichokes in well prepared soil that has been enriched with well-rotted garden compost and water in well, continuing to do this when in growth until established. Once established, it needs little maintenance. Clumps should be divided every four or five years, to produce new, more vigorous plants. Harvest buds when still tightly closed.
