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Echinops ritro - Globe Thistle (543 readers)
Contributed by amazon 09.08 2007 on 08:34:09 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Title and Article's textProper Name: Globe Thistle (Echinops ritro). Soft Violet-Blue Globes on Tall, Vigorous Plants! Blooms all summer! Splendid in dried arrangements! A mass of bobbing Globe Thistles, their softly-colored heads adding valuable blue color to the garden, is a spectacular sight in the summer sun! Ranging in size from 1 to 1 3/4 inches across, they are a gentle violet-blue, with a fuzzy appearance that adds to the soft, calming effect of the tall heads. ...
Cynara scolymus - Globe Artichoke (460 readers)
Contributed by amazon 05.09 2007 on 08:49:32 Topic: Plants / Other Match on Article's textGlobe Artichokes were cultivated by the Greeks and Romans who obtained them from North Africa. They have been grown in England since at least the 1500s and were considered an aristocratic vegetable. King Henry VIII (1491-1547; he who had 6 wives but could produce only 3 children) was particularly fond of artichokes, possibly because they were (mistakenly) thought to be an aphrodisiac. ...
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