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Jerusalem Artichoke (10 Tubers)
$49.99
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Ripening
Will it finish before your first hard freeze?
Check it on the Ripening Map (opens in a new tab)At a glance: Jerusalem Artichoke (10 Tubers) is a perennial vegetable rated hardy to zone 2 in our ratings (winters to -50°F), and needs no pollination.
| Hardy to | Zone 2 to 9. A bare number means the whole of zone 2, colder half included (winters to -50°F). Find your zone with our cold hardiness calculator. |
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| Pollination | No Pollination Needed. Jerusalem artichoke is grown for its tubers, which form underground without any pollination. Its late summer to fall sunflowers feed bees when little else blooms (an early frost can cut that short), but it is not an orchard pollenizer. Bloom group is our estimate from the variety's origin and relatives. Pollination Charts. |
| Good for | Perennial vegetable (7/10), pollinators (6/10). Scores are our own 1 to 10 ratings; 8 and up makes our Best Of lists. |
| Deer | Sometimes damaged by deer. |
| What you get | Ten dormant tubers, packed in moist sawdust. Shipped or picked up in Missoula in spring. Guaranteed to sprout. |
Overview
Jerusalem Artichoke is one of those things that one should grow because they are prolific, perennializes even in our cold Montana winters, and provides a good source of starch (inulin), but make sure to prepare them right otherwise you'll see why they're euphemistically nicknamed "fartichokes"! These are hardy to at least -50°F if not more.
Plants
These are sold as tubers. Each item of Jerusalem artichoke includes 10 tubers, enough to establish a good sized planting.
Questions we get about Jerusalem Artichoke (10 Tubers)
How cold hardy is Jerusalem Artichoke (10 Tubers)?
We rate Jerusalem Artichoke (10 Tubers) hardy to zone 2, which means winters down to about -50°F. Our ratings come from real winters at our two Montana sites and from trusted growers across the North, not from a catalog average.
What is Jerusalem Artichoke (10 Tubers) good for?
Our top use scores for Jerusalem Artichoke (10 Tubers) are perennial vegetable (7/10), pollinators (6/10).
Will deer eat Jerusalem Artichoke (10 Tubers)?
Sometimes. Deer browse Jerusalem Artichoke (10 Tubers) now and then, so protect young plants where deer pressure is high.
What arrives, and when does Jerusalem Artichoke (10 Tubers) ship?
Ten dormant tubers, packed in moist sawdust with a vapor barrier, shipped or picked up in Missoula in spring. We guarantee our plants come up. If nothing has sprouted by August 15, write to us and we credit you for the following spring.