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Helianthus tuberosus

Sunchoke, Jerusalem Artichoke

USDA Zone

4-8

Conditions 

Medium wet thickets

Size

Growth Habit

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Notes

Bloom Season

6 ft + tall flower stalks

Quickly spreading by tubers

Late Summer

Tubers can be eaten similar to a potato

USDA NATIVE
RANGE MAP

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Some Value

Medium Value

High Value

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Larval Host Potential

Silvery Checkerspot

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Pollinator Potential

Growth creates thickets and cover for small mammals and birds. 

Seeds heads left on into winter can feed birds 

Deer and other mammals will eat tubers 

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Wildlife Potential 

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