What happens if you don’t eat your artichokes
By Fleur
@Fleura (35149)
United Kingdom
July 18, 2025 6:15am CST
Little One is partial to artichokes, and since she isn’t a great fan of vegetables in general I thought I would try growing some for her. This has been a partial success (I have one plant, which is surviving and produces a few, but isn’t exactly bursting with vigour) but this year one bud formed and grew just as we were about to go away for a few days, and although they seem to develop quite slowly, by the time we got back it was too mature to eat.
So I just wanted to share with you what artichokes (which are the scaly flower-buds of a thistle-like plant) actually develop into if you leave them.
Isn’t this the most amazing vivid colour?
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@DaddyEvil (174748)
• United States
18 Jul
That looks like a scaly anteater broke open... Not quite the right color but I knew there was a reason I didn't want to eat an artichoke. 
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@Traceyjayne (11531)
• United Kingdom
18 Jul
I don’t really eat them, but they are very pretty. Well done for growing them.
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@Ineeddentures (35418)
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19 Jul
It really is vivid.
I'm not sure
But I think I have seen them growing wild.
Is this possible
I thought they were thistles
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