Helianthus - Sunflower is a genus comprising about 70 species of annual and perennial flowering plants in the daisy family Asteraceae commonly known as sunflowers.Except for three South American species, the species of Helianthus are native to North America and Central America. The best-known species is the common sunflower (Helianthus annuus), whose round flower heads in combination with the ligules look like the Sun. This and other species, notably Jerusalem artichoke (H. tuberosus), are culti

Helianthus - Sunflower is a genus comprising about 70 species of annual and perennial flowering plants in the daisy family Asteraceae commonly known as sunflowers.Except for three South American species, the species of Helianthus are native to North America and Central America. The best-known species is the common sunflower (Helianthus annuus), whose round flower heads in combination with the ligules look like the Sun. This and other species, notably Jerusalem artichoke (H. tuberosus), are culti

Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus) is a perennial sunflower in USDA zones 3-8 and native to central North America. It is grown for its edible and delicious tuberous stems or rhizomes. They have a delicate sweet and nutty flavor, and tastes similar to artichoke hearts when baked or roasted. Sunchoke is a good source of inulin, which is a prebiotic that is digested by our gut flora, but may cause intestinal discomfort or flatulence. Just don’t eat too many or it will send you to the bathro