{"id":504,"date":"2015-02-08T23:38:43","date_gmt":"2015-02-09T05:38:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/?p=504"},"modified":"2016-04-13T10:23:22","modified_gmt":"2016-04-13T15:23:22","slug":"helianthus-tuberosus-jerusalem-artichoke-sun-roots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/helianthus-tuberosus-jerusalem-artichoke-sun-roots\/","title":{"rendered":"Helianthus tuberosus (jerusalem artichoke, sun roots)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Height:<\/strong>\u00a05-10+ feet
\nSpread:<\/strong> 2-3+ feet
\nType:<\/strong> Perennial
\nOrigin:<\/strong> Native to much of North America, including many counties in Oklahoma
\nExposure:<\/strong> Full sun
\nWater:<\/strong> Moderate to moist but does fine with some drought
\nEdible:<\/strong>\u00a0 Produces delicious and useful tubers which are called Jerusalem Artichokes or sunchokes and can be eaten raw or cooked.\u00a0 The taste is similar to potatoes but with a sweet nuttiness and a hint of artichokes. Nutritionally the tubers are high in protein, and rich in iron, potassium and a range of B vitamins.\u00a0 There is even a liquor distilled from the tuber.
\nMedicinal: Jerusalem artichokes\u00a0have historically been used as a dietary supplement for people suffering from diabetes to reduce blood sugar levels and minimize the need for insulin.
\nCompanions:<\/strong> Panicum virgatum (switch grass), Baptisia, Lespedeza, Desmanthus illinoensis (illinois bundleflower)<\/p>\n

\u00a0Notes:<\/strong> Helianthus Tuberosus is in the sunflower family and the plants resemble bushy sunflowers.\u00a0 The blooms are a very striking and profuse yellow which is quite a display and good at attracting birds and pollinators. There are a number of different varieties and the species has a lot of genetic diversity. The tubers color can be varying shades of red, white, brown and yellow.\u00a0 It may have a tendency to overrun an area when not kept in check but it can be a great addition to either a perennial edible bed or interspersed in a native garden.\u00a0 Works well with native grasses and legumes.\u00a0 Oikos Tree Crops<\/a> carries a very nice selection of varieties.\u00a0 Success can also be had from planting grocery store bought tubers.\u00a0 Natural food stores often stock them. Any plant that is both edible and native gets top marks from us!<\/p>\n

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Height:\u00a05-10+ feet Spread: 2-3+ feet Type: Perennial Origin: Native to much of North America, including many counties in Oklahoma Exposure: Full sun Water: Moderate to moist but does fine with some drought Edible:\u00a0 Produces delicious and useful tubers which are called Jerusalem Artichokes or sunchokes and can be eaten raw or cooked.\u00a0 The taste is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[73],"tags":[117,116,115,84,118],"class_list":["post-504","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-our-favorite-plants","tag-edible-native-plants","tag-helianthus-tuberosus","tag-jerusalem-artichoke","tag-norman-ok","tag-sun-roots","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/504","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=504"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/504\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":903,"href":"https:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/504\/revisions\/903"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=504"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=504"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=504"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}