Rare Red Artichoke Plant - Delicious Perennial Veggie!

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• The plant you will receive are growing in 3" pots.
• Hardy in zones 6-9
• Proper name: Cynara scolymus
• The first red hybrid artichoke!
• The flowerhead is eaten as a vegetable.

Concerto is a stunning new development, the first red hybrid artichoke! This artichoke produces beautifully colored conical chokes with delicious meaty petals. his very robust plant bears multiple large fruit the first year. The flowerhead is eaten as a vegetable. It is thistle like in appearance Can be pickled, baked, fried, boiled or stuffed. Young artichokes can be eaten raw. Globe Artichokes were cultivated by the Greeks and Romans who obtained them from North Africa. They have been grown in England since at least the 1500's and were considered an aristocratic vegetable. King Henry VIII (1491-1547; he who had 6 wives but could produce only 3 children) was particularly fond of artichokes, possibly because they were (mistakenly) thought to be an aphrodisiac. Proper name: Cynara scolymus Hardy in zones 6-9 The plant you will receive are growing in 3" pots.

Title: Rare Red Artichoke Plant - Delicious Perennial Veggie!
Sales Rank: 40133 in Outdoor Living
Manufacturer: Hirts: Vegetable

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