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Artichoke Purple de Jesi

• Botanical Name: Cynara scolymus

The medium large spineless flower buds have attractive green coloured red/purple tinged petals. These plants produce the small Artichokes the French and Italians eat 'cru' or raw when the heads are very young and tender, also good steamed. Plants are heat tolerant but mulch if temperature falls below freezing.

Matures second season from transplant.