Photos of Artichokes

[annette]

Someone gave me a flowering artichoke last week. I could not get over how beautiful this is.

[JP]

That's beautiful Annette!


...JP

[Kathyp]

makes me mad when that happens.  i love to eat those things.

[Scadsobees]

Is it magic?  There can't be enough room in there for the rest of the troll!
:-D

Very interesting flower, I've always wondered what an artichoke flower looks like.

[Kathyp]

big thistle.  they are pretty.  humming bird seem to like them.  also bumble bees.

[annette]

The women who gave this to me said she sees an occasional honeybee going inside and then they get stuck and can't get out.

[G3farms]

first thing I thought of was thistle

nice looking flower.

[yaser al khuja]

nice photos thanks