Light
Full sun in an open position.
Learn how to care for your green friend
Imperial Star Artichoke
Cynara cardunculus · Imperial Star Artichoke
Vegetables · Planned variety
Meet your green friend.
Imperial Star produces rounded green artichoke buds on a large grey-green plant.
A space where it can thrive
Grow as a cultivated garden crop in a bed or suitably sized container. The illustrated nursery pot is a presentation, not a recommendation for the mature plant’s root space.
Ask about availabilityAvailability, size, pot and price will be confirmed in store. Pictures illustrate the plant type.
Studio illustration. Appearance varies with age, variety and growing conditions.
Your care routine
Watering
Water deeply during dry spells, with drainage around the crown.
Soil & drainage
A deep, compost-enriched, sunny sheltered bed; allow roughly 1 m per plant.
Temperature
Plan sowing for the crop’s preferred season. Protect young plants and containers from severe frost; local conditions affect timing.
Planting
Start indoors in late winter and transplant after frost. Flowering in the first year depends on variety and suitable cool exposure.
Harvest
Cut the unopened flower buds before their scales loosen. Leave enough stem and foliage for recovery.
Through the seasons
Mulch roots for coastal winter protection while avoiding a permanently wet crown. Severe frost may kill exposed plants.
When your plant needs help
- This type is selected for first-season bud production, but warmth, suitable cool exposure and a long enough season still matter.
Pets & little ones
This guide covers a cultivated garden crop. Confirm the identity and the edible part before harvesting; wash produce and keep unverified plants away from children and pets.
Grow with your neighbourhood store.
Independent, family-owned and right here in Uptown New Westminster. Browse before your visit and keep this guide handy at home.
Visit The Golden BazaarCare references
Guidance is a starting point. Adjust watering to your plant, pot, light and season; follow fertilizer labels and check outdoor cultivar hardiness.