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The Globe Artichoke is a perennial thistle originating in southern Europe around the Mediterranean. It grows to 5-6 ft tall, with arching, deeply lobed, silvery glaucous-green leaves. The flowers develop in a large head from an edible bud about 3-6 inch-diameter with numerous triangular scales; the individual florets are purple.

Flower picture of Globe Artichoke (Cynara scolymus)

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