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herbaceous layer

globe artichoke

cynara scolymus

an architectural silver thistle grown for its unopened flower buds — leave a few to open into electric-blue bee magnets, and cut the rest young for the plate.

functions

food cropinsectarypollinator forage

light

full sun

moisture

moderate

soil

deep, rich, free-draining

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grower's notes

members

propagation, guild role, and deeper ecology for globe artichoke — the members' view.

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relationships — grows well with

comfrey (bocking 14)symphytum × uplandicum→borageborago officinalis→chivesallium schoenoprasum→lovagelevisticum officinale→
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the takeaway

start a guild around globe artichoke

plant these together and the relationships on this page start working for you — feeders, protectors, and cover, layer by layer.

herbaceous
globe artichoke — the anchor
herbaceous
comfrey (bocking 14)boragechiveslovage