Artichoke

• Type : Perennial vegetables
• Subtype : Fruiting vegetables
• Botanical Family : Asteraceae (composites)

Characteristics

• Lifecycle : Perennial
• Exposure : Full Sun
• Frost Hardiness : Slightly Frost Sensitive
• Cultivation Difficulty : Medium
• Adult Height : 150 cm

Sowing & Planting

• Greenhouse Growing : Not Required
• Plant Spacing : 80 cm
• Row Spacing : 100 cm

Maintenance

• Maintenance : Moderate
• Water Requirements : High

Seeds

• Soil Type : Humus-rich
• Soil pH Preference : Neutral
• Pest Sensitivity : Moderate
• Disease Sensitivity : Moderate
• Weed Sensitivity : Moderate
• Pollination : Insect-pollinated
• Propagation : Division