
Artichoke
- Botanical Name
- Cynara scolymus
- Hardiness
- Zones 6 to 9, annual elsewhere
- Height
- 3 to 6 feet
- Width
- 2 to 4 feet
- Flowers
- Mid fall: violet (thistle-like)
- Light
- Full sun
- Soil
- Moist, well-drained, fertile
- Planting & Care
- Plant root divisions after last frost, space 2 to 3 feet apart in rows 21/2 to 3 feet apart.
- Cut back and provide winter protection.
- Divide every 3 years.
- Plants usually don't flower their first year.
- Problems
- Aphids
- Varieties
- Violetto - purple variety
- Imperial Star - 3' tall
- Grande Buerre - up to 9' tall
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