(helianthus tuberosus) - a cultivated variety of the native (red) jerusalem artichoke this is big time easy to grow and very neglectable apocalypse food! plant it somewhere far from your other gardens, as it will slowly & steadily spread. but under the earth will be an abundance of perennial food. growing to about 8ft tall with beautiful long-flowering yellow blooms. will grow in most soils. roots are bigger than the red in size. makes tasty soups and stews or can be roasted. high in inulin.

hardiness zone - 4-8

** shipped as tubers