Improved Green Globe Artichoke Flower (Cynara scoymus) in October.&lt;br /&gt;
Artichoke flowers are often dried and put in dried flower arrangements.&lt;br /&gt;
Popular vegetable also good for landscaping with fountain like look, 3-4 ft. high, with a 6 ft. diameter.  Perennial crop with yield over a long period of time in fall or spring depending upon location.