July 2024 update: Globe Artichokes will not be regularly restocked again until spring 2025, but can be special ordered anytime. Get in touch if you'd like one.
The Globe Artichoke is an edible, culinary variety, cultivated for over 500 years. Artichokes are known to have the highest anti-oxidant levels of any vegetable.
The artichokes we're used to eating are the plant's flower buds, and these fast growing plants can produce 6-10 flowers per plant. They are an herbaceous perennial, meaning they will die back to the ground every year, to regrow the following spring.
If you miss picking an artichoke flower bud, let it go to flower. The tall, purple tufts are a favourite of pollinators.
Common names: Artichoke, Globe artichoke, French artichoke, Green artichoke
Edible: Flower buds
Harvest timing: June - August
Scientific name: Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus
Light requirements: Full sun
Full-grown size: 3-6'
Hardiness: Zone 7
Pollination: Self-pollinating
Wildlife: Bees and butterflies
Origin: Mediterranean and Northern Africa
Noteworthy: Fast growing
WE DO NOT SHIP LIVE PLANTS. THEY ARE AVAILABLE FOR PICKUP AT OUR NURSERY IN ERRINGTON, BC.
