Jerusalem Artichoke Tubers - Helianthus tuberosus Artichoke The lateral branches all produce

The lateral branches all produce five to six blooms in a cluster on top of the plant

It is great to use in salsa

but softer

The tubers persist for years after being planted

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Jerusalem Artichoke Tubers - Helianthus tuberosus Artichoke The lateral branches all produceThe Jerusalem artichoke also called sunroot, sunchoke, earth apple or topinambour, is a species of sunflower native to eastern North America, and found from eastern Canada and Maine west to North Dakota, and south to northern Florida and Texas. It is also cultivated widely across the temperate zone for its tuber, which is used as a root vegetable. Helianthus tuberosus is a herbaceous perennial plant growing to 1. 53 m tall with opposite leaves on the