Artichoke Imperial Star
Excellent crops, from the very first year and beyond!
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Just £7.99
Key Features
Plant In Sunshine
Winter Hardy
Edible
Easy To Grow
Wildlife Friendly
Width: 75cm
Height: 180cm
Height: 180cm
- Bring a touch of the unusual and exotic into the vegetable garden, and flower borders!
- Magnificent flower buds ready to harvest and serve between June and September.
- Easy to prepare, just steam or boil until the buds are tender.
- Buds left on the plants will open into thistle-like flowers that are a magnet for bees and butterflies.
- Supplied as an established plant in a 9cm pots, ready to plant, reaching 180cm (6ft) in height and 75cm (2½ft) wide.
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Description
Globe Artichokes are considered a true gourmet food by many, probably because of there unusual and exotic looks. These large and architectural perennial plants are grown for their edible flower buds, but they also make great ornamentals in the garden.
‘Imperial Star’ is a very good cropper, even in its first year, and forms exceptionally large buds with a great taste that are ready to harvest between June and September. Any buds left on the plants will flower, looking like thistles that are a magnet for bees and butterflies.
Remove the buds just before they open and begin to flower and boil or steam until tender before remove the leaf scales one by one. The scales and hearts are delicious dipped in melted butter.
The plants will provide excellent crops for several seasons, but it’s best to replace them ever 3 or 4 years as they become gradually less productive.
Supplied as an established plant in a 9cm pots, ready to plant, reaching 180cm (6ft) in height and 75cm (2½ft) wide.
Care Information
Growing Artichokes
- Plant in well prepared soil in full sun, 1m (3ft) apart.
- Protect very young plants from frost in their first season by covering with fleece when cold weather is expected.
- Water well until established and throughout the summer.
Harvest
- Cut buds from the plants just before they begin to flower between June and September.
Delivery Information
Please allow us 3-5 working days to dispatch your order. Pre-ordered items will be sent as soon as possible after the date quoted and we'll generally ship your entire order with your pre-ordered items. When your order is dispatched, we'll send you another email with details of how to track it.
Most orders are sent on a fully-tracked courier service with Yodel. To avoid perishable items being stuck at depots and deteriorating, no signature is required, and our courier is asked to leave your order in a safe place on your property.
We'll send a tracking link when we dispatch your order, so you know when its due to arrive. Please note, once delivered we cannot be held responsible for loss or theft from your property. If you have any specific delivery instructions, please let us know - there's an option to enter a short message for the courier at the checkout.
Smaller, lighter, single-item orders may be sent through the post with Royal Mail - in which case no tracking is available.
Our experienced nursery team will always send your plants nursery fresh in the perfect condition to thrive when you plant them, so although most plants are very tough and will not be affected by all but the most extreme frosts or heatwaves, we avoid dispatching the most perishable plants if extreme weather is forecast, or over Bank Holiday weekends.
Please note, we cannot guarantee delivery on a certain day or time. Delivery to outlying postcode areas may take 1-2 days longer, dependent on your location.
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