Artichoke is a perennial originating in around the Mediterranean . It grows to 1.5-2 m tall, with arching, deeply lobed, silvery glaucous-green 5080 cm long. The develop in a large head from an edible about 815 cm diameter with numerous triangular scales; the individual florets are purple. The edible portion
of the buds consists primarily of the fleshy lower portions of the and the base, known as the "heart"; the
mass of immature florets in the center of the bud is called the "choke." These are inedible in older larger flowers.