Cynara scolymus

The food of kings, artichokes are typically served either as a whole immature flower or just the hearts. We think it’s just an excuse to pig out on loads of garlic butter!

Boil the unopened flower heads for 5-10 min and then smother the flowers in garlic butter. Slowly work your way to the centre, eating the bases of the bracts until you get to the tender heart. Just beware of the choke...

Green Globe is the most prolific producer of artichokes and may continue to produce crops for up to five years.

Standard packet contains approx. 25 seeds

Petite packet contains approx. 10 seeds

Cornelia Reimann	02/10/2020
These artichokes yield a lot of 'flesh' in the leaves and the heart. They are easy to grow and extremely decorative anywhere in the garden. Cook in water with a bit of salt until the leaves come out when pulled. Then eat warm, dipping the lower half of a leave in vinaigrette and take of the flesh with your teeth. Discard the strawy stuff underneath the leaves, then enjoy the heart. That is the typical French way and so much more delicious than the canned stuff that you find on your pizzas. Artichokes are very healthy. They are an antioxidant and good for your liver.