Cardoon

Rainbow March in the vegetable garden.
The cardoon plant looks like the artichoke plant, but what you eat in the cardoon is the stalk, while the part you eat in the artichoke is actually the flower bud.

[Kate]

Looks like you’ll have plenty to eat

[Diane]

Beautiful plant!

[Shutterbug]

That is fascinating. Artichokes grow very well here so I thought immediately it was an artichoke. Now I know another new veggie. I love the color.