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Ours are just trying to open in the rain... :)
squash64 - what a lovely pic - I was going to add artichoke myself but I always thought of them as purple!They are stunning down our plot as they are grown in huge numbers..
I grow Cardoons because my husband likes to eat them, so the flower is a bonus.
I'd be interested in how you prepare cardoons having never eaten one here. Can they be grown from seed and are they perennial?
Are cardoons and artichokes the same?
I had some seed from Emma Jane a couple of years ago and this year they are about 15ft high. Shall need step ladders to look at the flowers. I know that the victorians used to eat them. Should imagine they taste like chard and i don't like that
I've never tried eating them, but I believe you're supposed to blanch the stems then boil it. English cooking is really boring!