Purple Artichoke

by Catherine Sullivan

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Purple Artichoke

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Catherine Sullivan

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Globe artichoke flowers grow well in sandy soil but are not hardy enough to survive a very cold winter. I took this picture in August 2018 in Lullingstone World Garden located in Eynsford, Kent, England.
The story of Lullingstone World Garden:
"On 16th June 2000, during Tom Hart Dyke's 9-month kidnap ordeal in the Colombian jungle, Tom opened his diary and began plans for a garden which would contain plants from around the globe planted in their respective continents of origin.
This plan would eventually become ‘The World Garden of Plants’.
Tom Hart Dyke is a modern day plant hunter who follows in the traditions of the plant hunters of old who risked life and limb in pursuit of fantastic blooms and plants.
Tom’s World Garden pays homage to the amazing achievements of Victorian and Edwardian plant hunters who brought back the plants and flowers we now cherish and grow in our gardens in the UK."
Amazing Tom and a beautiful original garden!

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January 25th, 2021

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