Grown for its edible tubers, which some say taste like nutty potatoes, although when I asked an experienced vegetable gardener what he thought, he said they taste like 'wallpaper paste', which doesn't sound as appealing!
However, as you can see from the photo, they would look great in a summer garden border, as they have masses of large yellow flowers, even if the tubers remain firmly in the ground.
Jerusalem artichoke
Grown for its edible tubers, which some say taste like nutty potatoes, although when I asked an experienced vegetable gardener what he thought, he said they taste like 'wallpaper paste', which doesn't sound as appealing!
However, as you can see from the photo, they would look great in a summer garden border, as they have masses of large yellow flowers, even if the tubers remain firmly in the ground.