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Helianthus giganteus

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Home Perennial Helianthus giganteus

Damp or rich thickets, swampy woods and clearings.

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Family: Asteraceae
Height: 3.6 m / 12 ft
Sun
Light, Medium and Heavy Soil
Moist

Plant Rating

Edible Uses: 3 of 5
Medicinal Uses: 0 of 5
Other Uses: 0 of 5

Native Habitat

Giant Sunflower Helianthus giganteus native habitat is Damp or rich thickets, swampy woods and clearings.

Edible Uses

Tubers - cooked. A similar taste to Jerusalem artichokes but less productive. The var. 'subtuberosus' is used. Seed - raw or cooked. It can be dried and ground into a powder, then mixed with cornmeal and used for making bread. The seed is very small and fiddly to use.

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