California's Green Globe is a popular variety of this veggie with an edible heart
The fleshy flower buds 2 to 5 inches in diameter borne on a tall stem from the ... [DOC] [TLE] Thistles - CloveGarden [PAR] The edible artichoke is the flower bud of a thistle like plant native to the 
Mediterranean ... are found mostly in the flesh coating the leaves rather than in 
the heart.