• Striking perennial vegetable with ornamental value
• Produces tender, richly flavoured purple artichokes
• Ideal for mixed flower or kitchen garden borders
• Yields improve after the first year

This stunning perennial artichoke isn’t just a productive crop, it’s also a showpiece plant for ornamental borders. Its large, spiny foliage and vibrant purple heads add dramatic texture and colour, making it ideal for edible landscaping.

In its first year, expect a modest crop. In following years, plants mature into larger clumps, producing greater harvests of delicious, tender artichokes that are excellent steamed, grilled, or roasted.