One of my favorite native plants, the sunchoke (Helianthus tuberosus) is a wonderful native belonging to the sunflower family. They bear cheery yellow flowers atop 10 foot stems in the fall that I love to use in my fall floral arrangements. After the first frost I tug on the stems to unearth bushels of knobby tubers that keep well in sand, providing a delicious source of sustenance through winter. Tubers in excess of our needs will be available for purchase in November.
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