Helianthus tuberosus (Jerusalem Artichoke)
GARDEN SITE: ☀️-🌤️ Average-Medium-Dry soil. Tolerates many soils.
SIZE: 6-10 ft. SPREAD: 3-5 ft.
FLOWERS: Yellow blooms. August-September.
WILDLIFE: Attracts bees and butterflies. Various mammalian species feed on the tubers and foliage. Seeds are a food source for song birds.
LARVAL HOST TO: Silvery Checkerspot butterfly
ZONE: 3-8
NATIVE TO: AL , AR , CO , CT , DC , DE , FL , GA , IA , ID , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MA , MD , ME , MI , MN , MO , MS , NC , ND , NE , NH , NJ , NY , OH , OK , OR , PA , RI , SC , SD , TN , TX , UT , VA , VT , WA , WI , WV , WY
Helianthus tuberosus, also called Jerusalem artichoke, sunchoke or sunroot, is a native sunflower often found growing in fields, moist thickets, forest margins and along roadsides. This tall, bushy perennial will enliven the backdrop of any sunny garden with its countless bright yellow blooms that attract bees, butterflies and songbirds. Best yet, its tubers are edible for humans! Drought, dry and poor soil tolerant. Be sure to give this edible plant plenty of room to spread as it seeds freely and spreads by rhizomes.
GARDEN SITE: ☀️-🌤️ Average-Medium-Dry soil. Tolerates many soils.
SIZE: 6-10 ft. SPREAD: 3-5 ft.
FLOWERS: Yellow blooms. August-September.
WILDLIFE: Attracts bees and butterflies. Various mammalian species feed on the tubers and foliage. Seeds are a food source for song birds.
LARVAL HOST TO: Silvery Checkerspot butterfly
ZONE: 3-8
NATIVE TO: AL , AR , CO , CT , DC , DE , FL , GA , IA , ID , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MA , MD , ME , MI , MN , MO , MS , NC , ND , NE , NH , NJ , NY , OH , OK , OR , PA , RI , SC , SD , TN , TX , UT , VA , VT , WA , WI , WV , WY
Helianthus tuberosus, also called Jerusalem artichoke, sunchoke or sunroot, is a native sunflower often found growing in fields, moist thickets, forest margins and along roadsides. This tall, bushy perennial will enliven the backdrop of any sunny garden with its countless bright yellow blooms that attract bees, butterflies and songbirds. Best yet, its tubers are edible for humans! Drought, dry and poor soil tolerant. Be sure to give this edible plant plenty of room to spread as it seeds freely and spreads by rhizomes.
GARDEN SITE: ☀️-🌤️ Average-Medium-Dry soil. Tolerates many soils.
SIZE: 6-10 ft. SPREAD: 3-5 ft.
FLOWERS: Yellow blooms. August-September.
WILDLIFE: Attracts bees and butterflies. Various mammalian species feed on the tubers and foliage. Seeds are a food source for song birds.
LARVAL HOST TO: Silvery Checkerspot butterfly
ZONE: 3-8
NATIVE TO: AL , AR , CO , CT , DC , DE , FL , GA , IA , ID , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MA , MD , ME , MI , MN , MO , MS , NC , ND , NE , NH , NJ , NY , OH , OK , OR , PA , RI , SC , SD , TN , TX , UT , VA , VT , WA , WI , WV , WY
Helianthus tuberosus, also called Jerusalem artichoke, sunchoke or sunroot, is a native sunflower often found growing in fields, moist thickets, forest margins and along roadsides. This tall, bushy perennial will enliven the backdrop of any sunny garden with its countless bright yellow blooms that attract bees, butterflies and songbirds. Best yet, its tubers are edible for humans! Drought, dry and poor soil tolerant. Be sure to give this edible plant plenty of room to spread as it seeds freely and spreads by rhizomes.