Following up to Judith Umbria

So you think you may have one violetta? Those are sometimes called carciofi
romani here, and that's not Chioggia, maybe there's more than one variety?

My book says Carciofi spinosi from Sicily, Romanesco from Rome and
violetta di Chioggia from the north.

It describes Chioggia as "purple leafed with yellowish hearts". My
renegade has very similar grey green leaves to the routine variety but
purple flowers. I am told (in gardening ng) there are purple
varieties.
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