Sunchokes
A very robust member of the classic sunflower family bearing tasty, crunchy tubers that are reminiscent of potatoes, carrots and turnips. Gorgeous golden flowers appear in autumn to provide late-season nectar for the bees and beauty for our eyes. Makes a great hedge element, topping out at 6-10 feet tall, sometimes ours even reach 10-12’ in rainy years! It spreads to form a perennial patch that will persist through deep cold, drought, and animal browse. Plant in an area where you don’t mind it spreading a bit. I wouldn’t plant it next to an annual veggie garden for instance. We dig these all winter as long as the soil is thawed. They get much sweeter and crispier in cold soil. Perfect native plant for the American landscape, but is adaptable enough to naturalize in most temperate regions.
Zones 3-8 perennial, but can be planted as an annual in all other zones
Ships as a bag of tubers ready to plant (or eat!)
A very robust member of the classic sunflower family bearing tasty, crunchy tubers that are reminiscent of potatoes, carrots and turnips. Gorgeous golden flowers appear in autumn to provide late-season nectar for the bees and beauty for our eyes. Makes a great hedge element, topping out at 6-10 feet tall, sometimes ours even reach 10-12’ in rainy years! It spreads to form a perennial patch that will persist through deep cold, drought, and animal browse. Plant in an area where you don’t mind it spreading a bit. I wouldn’t plant it next to an annual veggie garden for instance. We dig these all winter as long as the soil is thawed. They get much sweeter and crispier in cold soil. Perfect native plant for the American landscape, but is adaptable enough to naturalize in most temperate regions.
Zones 3-8 perennial, but can be planted as an annual in all other zones
Ships as a bag of tubers ready to plant (or eat!)
A very robust member of the classic sunflower family bearing tasty, crunchy tubers that are reminiscent of potatoes, carrots and turnips. Gorgeous golden flowers appear in autumn to provide late-season nectar for the bees and beauty for our eyes. Makes a great hedge element, topping out at 6-10 feet tall, sometimes ours even reach 10-12’ in rainy years! It spreads to form a perennial patch that will persist through deep cold, drought, and animal browse. Plant in an area where you don’t mind it spreading a bit. I wouldn’t plant it next to an annual veggie garden for instance. We dig these all winter as long as the soil is thawed. They get much sweeter and crispier in cold soil. Perfect native plant for the American landscape, but is adaptable enough to naturalize in most temperate regions.
Zones 3-8 perennial, but can be planted as an annual in all other zones
Ships as a bag of tubers ready to plant (or eat!)
How we like to eat them!