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Images. See more of artichoke & thistle on facebook. Harvest as needed from october/november to february, carefully lifting the tubers with a garden fork.
Needs full sun and moderate water. Artichokes are a not popular garden crop in most areas, they are , as the expression goes an acquired taste. The globe artichoke is a variety of thistle, a large, architectural perennial that looks great when grown in flower beds and borders.
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Thistles are beautiful and dramatic, and every garden should have them. Thistle is the common name of a group of flowering plants characterised by leaves with sharp prickles on the margins, mostly in the family asteraceae. They require regular water for an ample harvest, but if you are growing the plants just for looks and don't want the flower buds to eat, you can skimp on watering. When dried, the thistles retain their beauty for months.