If purple is the colour of royalty, this is the Queen of all artichokes. Her milkshake brings all the bees to the yard, and shes as pretty as she is delicious. If youre looking to add a little sex appeal to your garden (who isnt?) then this is the veggie for you.

Each year that goes by will produce more heads on the plant. These artichokes are a delicacy and require little more than a light steaming and lashings of lemon butter (or hollandaise sauce) to serve. Mmmm.

Planting Guide:
Sow in spring and summer, min temp 15C
Sow in full sun, space plants 90 x 90cm
Seeds will germinate in 14-21 days and grow to 1-1.5m
Perennial: will flower the next spring/summer season