In uk.rec.gardening sf > wrote:
>> The two plants are unrelated and very different in appearance. Hard
>> to believe one could mistake which he's growing.
> Agreed. I was wondering how Rusty could be so sure by the words only.
> I thought the OP was talking about a regular globe artichoke, Rusty
> didn't. <shrug> That's why I supplied pictures. If there was
> anything in there as a visual reference, it didn't make the xpost to
> rfc.

It's not really the season for globe artichokes, but it is for the manky
artichoke weeds. Well, in the UK, anyhow. Not sure where the original
poster was now.