"Attractive plants with grey-green foliage grow 4' tall with a similar spread.Grows best in full sun.
Imperial Star Hybrid. 95 days. Produces buds the first year. High yields of sweet, mild tasting flower buds, 4-1/2"" in diameter, which are very slow to open when mature. This variety is U.S. Plant Variety Protected, certificate No. 9000179. Unauthorized Propagation Prohibited"
Average Customer Rating:
3.2 out of 5
4 of 6 (67%) customers would recommend this product to a friend.
Customer Reviews for Artichoke Imperial Star Hybrid - 1 Pkt (25 seeds)
3
out of 5
(Overall Rating)
Hard work in the desrt,
July 31, 2008 Submitted byLeprachaun from Yucca Valley Ca.
"I live in the high desert of Ca. zone 9. I love Artichokes.I got 5 seeding's out of one pack of seed's. They are doing well. But it take's some engineuity Ive covered them with a large piece of burlap and put 1 end in a 5 gal. bucket of water to act as a old time swamp cooler it seem's to be working extremely well. No fruit yet but I am amazed how hearty these plant'are doing in tempeture's well over 100 degree's"
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
Reviewer Information
Would recommend: Yes
Type of gardening:
Large Garden
Gardening skill:
Moderately skilled
State of residence:
CA
Types of plants:
Vegetables
Gardening experience:
10+ years
Review 2 for Artichoke Imperial Star Hybrid - 1 Pkt (25 seeds)
5
out of 5
(Overall Rating)
NH Artichokes,
January 19, 2008 Submitted byJustin from Candia, NH
"I live in southern NH and I was able to get 2-3 Artichokes out of these plants on the first year. I had to start them early, but I Was told it could not be done in our short growing season. I have moved the roots inside for the winter and cannot wait to see the yeild this summer."
3 of 3 people found this review helpful.
Reviewer Information
Would recommend: Yes
Type of gardening:
Small Garden
Gardening skill:
Moderately skilled
State of residence:
NH
Types of plants:
Vegetables
Gardening experience:
5-10 years
Review 3 for Artichoke Imperial Star Hybrid - 1 Pkt (25 seeds)
4
out of 5
(Overall Rating)
Number One Contributor
No way! I grew these in OHIO!,
November 2, 2007 Submitted byLakeErieGarden from Lorain, OH
"I have tried this before, buying the plants at a local nursery. They never ever made it. I thought "what the heck" and planted indoors from seed. Got it into the garden about mid-may. I actually produced real artichokes that I ate by end of summer! They were great. I mean it was the coolest thing I have ever done in my garden. I let one turn to seed and they are really cool then and if I had the climate, see why people would keep these as a perennial shrub. I actually did this in a container and have now moved it indoors for the winter. I'll see how it does."
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
Reviewer Information
Would recommend: Yes
Type of gardening:
Small Garden
Gardening skill:
Moderately skilled
State of residence:
OH
Types of plants:
Vegetables
Gardening experience:
5-10 years
Review 4 for Artichoke Imperial Star Hybrid - 1 Pkt (25 seeds)
1
out of 5
(Overall Rating)
never even sprouted,
February 9, 2007 Submitted byluv2arden
Plant performance:
1
out of 5
Taste:
1
out of 5
Yield:
1
out of 5
"I was looking forward to growing my own artichokes and have never been so disappointed in my life. Not one single seed from the packet sprouted . I live in south Louisiana and should have had no trouble growing these."
1 of 3 people found this review helpful.
Reviewer Information
Would recommend: No
Review 5 for Artichoke Imperial Star Hybrid - 1 Pkt (25 seeds)
5
out of 5
(Overall Rating)
great surprise,
January 1, 2007 Submitted bybombero
Plant performance:
5
out of 5
Taste:
4
out of 5
Yield:
4
out of 5
"Planted indoors from seed then in ground in May. Produced many small but tasty fruits(?) from august thru oct. on nov 24 i was mulching the garden when i brushed the still green lush foilage when i discovered another large choke which was promptly steamed and devoured. i was really surprised by the lush foilage and amount of chokes considereing we had a very hot and dry summer on the east coast. as i am writing this it is new years day and the foilage is still green although we did have a hard frost a few weeks ago. i am going to try and mulch it heavily to winter over."
4 of 5 people found this review helpful.
Reviewer Information
Would recommend: Yes
Review 6 for Artichoke Imperial Star Hybrid - 1 Pkt (25 seeds)
1
out of 5
(Overall Rating)
June 12, 2006 Submitted byAnonymous Reviewer from Pensacola
Plant performance:
1
out of 5
Yield:
1
out of 5
"My seeds arrived chipped. I planted all of the seeds & none grew. I was very dissappointed."
7 of 10 people found this review helpful.
Reviewer Information
Would recommend: No
Type of gardening:
Containers
Gardening skill:
Moderately skilled
State of residence:
FL
Types of plants:
Vegetables
Gardening experience:
5-10 years
