Globe Artichoke (Cynara scolymus 'Violet de Provence')

The Globe Artichoke (Cynara scolymus), and by extension the variety ‘Violet de Provence’, is native to the **Mediterranean region**. More specifically, the area around **Sicily and North Africa** is often cited as its likely origin.

While the ‘Violet de Provence’ is named after the Provence region of France, it’s important to remember that this is where the variety became particularly popular and cultivated, not necessarily its place of origin. The species itself evolved in the Mediterranean.