Qu'est ce que c'est

Was walking around the garden this afternoon as you do, taking a stroll.

I came across this seed head in the middle of the grassed area not adjacent to anything and the nearest tree was a laurel. We have no idea what is is and no idea where it came from.

Elizabeths best guess ia an Artichoke. We do have two plants so maybe she is right.

So all you budding botanists Qu'est ce que c'est