"connie" wrote:

Are you sure it is an artichoke and not a cardoon (Cynara cardunculus)?

No, I am not sure. How can I tell which it is? Would you like me
to email you pictures of them?
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My previous cat Rocket thought that every time I ate something he
should get some canned cat food. Marmaduke, the cat I have now,
thinks that he should get canned food and be allowed to get on the
table and eat what he wants off my plate.