Globe Artichokes

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Globe Artichokes

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Next year, I am planning on experimenting with many new plants, one being the globe artichoke. I have seen reports of overwintering them outdoors in zone 6 (my zone) and even zone 5. Has anyone here ever grown them or attempted overwintering in the ground?
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This was my first year to grow artichokes. As I understand the situation they will winter over here in Middle Tennessee. They certainly suffered this summer from cabbage worms. I think they require 2 years to really produce but as I mentioned this is my first attempt at growing them.
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*bumping back up*

This year, I bought two different varieties of purple artichoke seeds and cardoon seeds. I hope that at least one of the 30 artichoke seedlings is tough enough.
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I have them as a landscape plant here in Austin. They come up late fall and are really putting off some serious leaves right now.

Just after they flower- May/early June, they start to go downhill and disappear until about November. Once the flower is done and the heat hits, I cut off the leaves as they go down hill.

Where they grow is an interesting combo- they come up right around a variegated soft-leaf yucca...Texas winter plant and Texas summer plant.

I'll try to snap a picture.

I've had them in the ground for about 5 years, and they've spread by root(?) to other locations. I do leave the flowers on, but I don't think I've ever had any viable seeds. The leaves are huge and the flower is a sweet ornamental.

I don't remember them being damaged from last years true winter- maybe 17 degree low?
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Snapped a picture last night..Cardoon and yucca. A nice pair.
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First flower of the season...
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Nice pics Samajax
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