Artichoke 'Violet de Provence'
- Good for Cutting
- Loved by Garden Birds
- Loved by Pollinators
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Tried & tested by Sarah
Super productive variety
Easy to grow
A beautiful and early globe artichoke
I love globe artichokes so I pick from these plants first, then 'Gros Vert de Laon', by which time 'Violet' is cropping again. It's worth having a few plants of each so you get a good successional system with these perennial plants. I also spray these silver and use them at Christmas. They look fantastic.
Please note, illustrated packets are being introduced gradually over the coming months, availability may vary.
- Good for Cutting
- Loved by Garden Birds
- Loved by Pollinators
Product details
- Type
- Edible Crop
- Position
- Kitchen Garden
- Soil
- Broad Tolerance
- Height
- 1.5m (5ft)
- Common name
- Globe Artichoke
- Moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- Full Sun
- Spread
- 60cm (24in)
- Cultivation
- Sow under cover in late February-early March or in August/September. Plant out when roots fill a 9cm pot. They can also be sown direct through to July.
Care Tips
Cut them down to the ground in summer. May need staking in windy areas. May produce small artichokes in first summer but remove these to eat at golf ball size. Don't allow them to grow to full size as they will hamper the development of the plant.
