Red Sunflower 'Rood'

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 (especially by hobbyists) since around 1850. It originated in North America, and the Native Americans, of course, had known its delicious tubers, which resemble small, thin potatoes but have a pointed end like a yam, for centuries. You can eat them raw, grated with vinaigrette, or prepare them like potatoes. All recipes for Jerusalem Artichokes apply to the Paleleaf Woodland Sunflower. Differences from the more well-known Jerusalem Artichokes are the 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 limited space using root barrier fabric or harvest thoroughly (at the latest) in spring.

Names:
Latin: Helianthus strumosus
Dutch: Zonnewortel
Also: Aardpeer
English: Paleleaf Woodland Sunflower