Purple Italian Globe Artichoke

Purple Italian Globe Artichoke

Purple Italian Globe Artichoke is prized for its tasty, violet Artichokes at the tip of large flower spikes. This unique variety is also a fine ornamental for your edible landscape.

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Latin Name: Cynara scolymus
Site and Soil: Artichokes like 1/2 day to full sun and well-drained soil.
Pollination Requirements: Artichokes are self-fertile.
Hardiness: Artichokes will die back after hard frost. With mulching, they can be grown where temperatures fall to minus 10 F.
Bearing Age: 1 year after planting.
Size at Maturity: 4-5 ft. in height.
Bloom Time: Late summer
Ripening Time: Fall
Yield: 6-8 Artichokes per plant
Pests & Diseases: Artichokes are not bothered by pests or diseases.
USDA Zone: 6
Sunset Western Zone: 4-7,8,9, 11-13,14-24
Sunset Northeast Zone: 34, 38, in other zones grow as annual