[lucywil]

you dont say where you are so it might not help but i got mine last year from here

http://www.delfland.co.uk/nursery_shop.html

they sell veg plug plants for 5p

[blackisgreen]

try moreveg.co.uk they re normally pretty good

[rideandy]

Got mine from here
http://www.cgf.net/plants.php?genus=CYNARA

[flowerpower]

Thank you so much for all your replies! I found an older thread on this site about growing them from seed and how they often don't come "true". That's why I thought I ought to get plantlets.

I am now going to investigate all channels and report back. Oh, I'm in Farnham, Surrey

[flowerpower]

Forgot - I'm looking for Globe Artichokes - not really fussed what sort!

[Greengirl]

Can't remember where I got the seeds, but it would have been a garden centre or DIY store.

[Kristen]

"I found an older thread on this site about growing them from seed and how they often don't come "true". That's why I thought I ought to get plantlets"

I agree with you; I would want offsets from a high-yielding plant (and I would be worried that plug Plants would just be seed-grown - offsets aren't exactly tiny!

The plants grow very large, of course, so it would need a lot of space to grow a load from seed and then be selective from the results

P.S. So then I thought I'd do a Google for F1 seed, and T&M have some - maybe that is the answer?

http://www.thompson-morgan.com/seeds1/product/563/1.html

[Greengirl]

I've grown 3 plants from bog standard seed & they all produced decent artichokes, but maybe I've been lucky. Maybe F1 seeds would be a better idea.