Sunchoke 'Herman'

AVAILABLE AS A PLANT FROM APRIL-MAY UNTIL STOCK RUNS OUT.
The Paleleaf Woodland Sunflower is a cousin of the Jerusalem Artichoke (Topinambour) and has been cultivated in Europe (mainly by hobbyists) since around 1850. It originates from North America, and Native Americans had known its delicious tubers, which resemble small, thin potatoes but with a pointed end like a yam, for centuries. You can eat them raw, grated with vinaigrette, or prepare them like potatoes. All Jerusalem Artichoke recipes apply to the Paleleaf Woodland Sunflower. The differences from the more well-known Jerusalem Artichoke are its slender, smoother tubers and guaranteed flowering! Leave the tubers in the ground during winter or store them in moist sand, digging them up as needed. Please note: like the Jerusalem Artichoke, this is a plant that spreads easily through the garden; give it a confined space using root barrier fabric or dig them up carefully (at the latest) in spring.

Names:
Latin: Helianthus strumosus
Dutch: Zonnewortel
Also known as: Helianti
English: Paleleaf Woodland Sunflower