Do artichokes come back year after year (in the garden!)?

We were given a free packet of cornflower seeds which my husband happily scatter-sowed in our flowerbeds. Alarmingly large plants have materialised - and they're artichokes! We'll eat them this year but are wondering what will happen if we transplant them to the vegetable patch in the autumn? Will they come back next year or should we just dig them up later in the year and put them in the compost?

Do artichokes come back year after year (in the garden!)?
So long as the plant does not freeze then yes, they will return. Artichokes are usually grown near the coast here in California because it seldom freezes near the coast.



Watch out for aphids.



Additonally if you do not cut them to eat, they will bloom in to a large purple flower.
Reply:They should come back, although you can get annual artichokes I have only seen them available one place so doubt yours are.
Reply:both the globe artichoke and Jerusalem artichokes will come every year.
Reply:artichokes will continue to come back year after year. There are many varieties, the most common or the ones you see in the store are Globe. Most are in peak production from 3-8 years but some can produce for 10 or more years

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