Please can anyone help me identify this?

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Acanthus or cynara? Bear's breeches or artichoke?

It looks like acanthus to me, cynara is more of a grey-green colour and longer, thinner leaves

Agree. Looks like acanthus to me.

Thanks. This is what I feared! Mail order from a reputable herb nursery 😓

Now I have ordered 2 green globe artichoke plants from a different nursery 🤞and some phlox and sedum I did not need