|Scientific Name||Cynara scolymus 'Green Globe'|
|Principal Common Name||Green Globe Artichoke|
|Description||Coarse, thistle-like perennial herb. Leaves are divided. Stalks terminate with flower heads surrounded by large, leathery bracts. The tubular flowers may be blue, violet or white. The edible portion is in the immature, unopen flower bracts.|
|Nativity||Mediterranean and Canary Islands|
|Height Range||3 - 5 FT|
|Spread Range||3 - 5 FT|
|Sunset Zones||8 : 9 : 14 : 15 : 16 : 17 : 18 : 19 : 20 : 21 : 22 : 23 : 24|
|Leaf Texture||Coarse : Toothed|
|Form||Edible : Subshrub|
|Flower Time||Spring : Summer|
|Ease of Growing||Easy|
|Light Preferences||Sun (minimum 8 hours direct sun)|
|Soil Preferences||Moist : Rich : Well-drained|
|Outstanding Features||Edible : Flower : Size|
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