Description

Full sun, Zone 3

Helianthus tuberosus ‘Beaver Valley Purple’

Bare Root (BR) per 1/4lb

Beaver Valley Purple is an heirloom variety of Jerusalem Artichoke, that produces an attractive purple-tinged root with purple-brown bands.

The Artichoke Jerusalem, also known as sunroot, sunchoke, or earth apple, is a species of Sunflower. It is cultivated as a root vegetable. The flowers are yellow and the tubers are often elongated and resemble a ginger root. Beaver Valley Purple is hardy and low-maintenance. This plant will spread easily and grows under most prairie conditions. It is best to harvest tubers late in fall and preferably after at least one killing frost.