tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737293877559899983.post4837645220885984740..comments2023-09-06T07:27:16.721-04:00Comments on Beautiful World and A Novice Naturalist: Miracle Jerusalem ArtichokeKLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06737654325235566310noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737293877559899983.post-21644587088945114302013-11-04T11:47:31.291-05:002013-11-04T11:47:31.291-05:00Wow, the the Jerusalem Artichoke is truly an amazi...Wow, the the Jerusalem Artichoke is truly an amazing plant! Thanks for this very educational post. Most of the info was new to me and I am always happy to learn something new about plants :-)! <br />Christinaorganicgardendreamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122516730008378516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737293877559899983.post-53977643252245209542013-10-27T08:26:07.101-04:002013-10-27T08:26:07.101-04:00Bellissimo l'Eupatorium autunnale!!! :D
Un sa...Bellissimo l'Eupatorium autunnale!!! :D<br /><br />Un saluto!Gabriel gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04336583511436446737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737293877559899983.post-69086626308748509712013-10-25T22:13:12.460-04:002013-10-25T22:13:12.460-04:00So glad you stopped by my blog so that I found you...So glad you stopped by my blog so that I found yours! So much information you share, thank you! I wish I had a garden, perhaps one day, that would be a dream come true!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737293877559899983.post-77071331919703247962013-10-11T13:30:08.251-04:002013-10-11T13:30:08.251-04:00I never thought about growing Jerusalem artichoke,...I never thought about growing Jerusalem artichoke, but now I am considering it! They're so pretty! I wonder if they're a draw for deer erouas well as livestock. I suppose it shouldn't matter as they multiply so generously. Thanks for the very interesting, eye-opening post!Anastasia Abboudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09461842616822341008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737293877559899983.post-164325139543089842013-10-11T08:47:15.776-04:002013-10-11T08:47:15.776-04:00I also have them but in our colder climate, they b...I also have them but in our colder climate, they bloom very late. They have not yet bloomed. I grow them outside the garden proper. The native aster might be Symphyotrichum puniceum.rochefleuriegardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06783773632775842680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737293877559899983.post-76180102197381598482013-10-07T22:26:13.203-04:002013-10-07T22:26:13.203-04:00I don't have this helianthus either. I have on...I don't have this helianthus either. I have only attempted to grow regular artichokes in a huge pot (because I heard they could be invasive) and their flower is a site to behold. It is like a day-glo periwinkle/blue. Astonishing color. I wonder if it's in a different family altogether.susantroccoloauthor.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17232991943865499133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737293877559899983.post-70375861043083419582013-10-07T19:20:50.077-04:002013-10-07T19:20:50.077-04:00I don't grow these but a friend does. Another ...I don't grow these but a friend does. Another friend stopped growing them because the deer were devouring them. I'm curious to try them. :o) Your tiny flowers are a native aster. I have them in my garden, too.Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737293877559899983.post-71265690629483616402013-10-07T15:30:12.031-04:002013-10-07T15:30:12.031-04:00I love my native helianthus but I do not have this...I love my native helianthus but I do not have this one...they are so welcome in the fall as the birds, bees and butterflies love themDonna@Gardens Eye Viewhttp://gardenseyeview.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737293877559899983.post-23587197952707399152013-10-03T21:35:28.549-04:002013-10-03T21:35:28.549-04:00Actaea racemosa (Black cohosh, Black snakeroot, Bu...Actaea racemosa (Black cohosh, Black snakeroot, Bugbane)<br />Rambling Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15080120317890707767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737293877559899983.post-10118015707188067512013-10-03T21:32:32.417-04:002013-10-03T21:32:32.417-04:00This was all new information to me.... I didn'...This was all new information to me.... I didn't know.... It is pretty and you make a wonderful case for growing it with due caution.... I think you asked me what plant my monarch was on. It was black snakeroot when I bought it...now I have to see if they changed the name... I will let you know... MichelleRambling Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15080120317890707767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737293877559899983.post-67426146602748481402013-10-03T07:42:39.239-04:002013-10-03T07:42:39.239-04:00We like their flowers very much... so pretty... an...We like their flowers very much... so pretty... and the tubers are quite tasty... by the way, thanks for commenting on my moroheya post... are you interested in having some seeds? If so, please let me know... Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737293877559899983.post-84505032115711806422013-10-02T13:53:41.578-04:002013-10-02T13:53:41.578-04:00I really must get some JA's. Pretty plants and...I really must get some JA's. Pretty plants and useful too....perfect!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737293877559899983.post-28397084973272920712013-10-02T07:00:45.483-04:002013-10-02T07:00:45.483-04:00Jerusalem artichoke "Israeli" good for y...Jerusalem artichoke "Israeli" good for you. Joolzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08571076613450819250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737293877559899983.post-43824642929249156582013-10-01T14:31:37.924-04:002013-10-01T14:31:37.924-04:00I've heard that eating Jerusalem artichokes ca...I've heard that eating Jerusalem artichokes can lead to some gastrointestinal discomfort. Has that been an issue in your experience?<br /><br />Also, not sure if you were asking for IDs on the unknown flowers at the bottom of your post, but I'm pretty sure the second (yellow) one is some sort of Gaillardia.Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07402416428574401646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737293877559899983.post-38993903907944942852013-10-01T14:05:04.735-04:002013-10-01T14:05:04.735-04:00Very pretty - I'm just wondering now - I'v...Very pretty - I'm just wondering now - I've been given some rooted stems of perennial sunflowers, they might be the same plant. Further investigation on my part needed, I think :)<br />I've never tasted JA but since you describe the taste as walnut/chestnut - I don't think I'd like! Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14682908724307784154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737293877559899983.post-21574841537588997802013-10-01T04:15:56.322-04:002013-10-01T04:15:56.322-04:00They are lovely looking plants but have yet to try...They are lovely looking plants but have yet to try them. We ought to soon, to satisfy ones curiosity...Mark and Gazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09427245730390252976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737293877559899983.post-20074666256391063002013-09-30T23:46:27.093-04:002013-09-30T23:46:27.093-04:00If i will be the one seeing them, i will think the...If i will be the one seeing them, i will think they are wild sunflowers, we have some like that here in the tropics. The problem with common names is that they vary depending on the group of people or place or dialect or even depends on whims of the gardeners. So what is its Scientific name?Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05848957958059476177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737293877559899983.post-25302405262196069572013-09-30T22:09:05.442-04:002013-09-30T22:09:05.442-04:00I have never tried eating Jerusalem Artichoke. It ...I have never tried eating Jerusalem Artichoke. It is a beautiful plant, though, like just about every sunflower. The plant to the right looks like white snakeroot, a relative of Joe Pye Weed.Jasonhttp://gardeninacity.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737293877559899983.post-72741922580750821272013-09-30T16:39:19.382-04:002013-09-30T16:39:19.382-04:00Ahhh Jerusalem Artichokes are beautiful, but I am ...Ahhh Jerusalem Artichokes are beautiful, but I am ashamed to confess that they are the only vegetable I have tried that I don't like to eat. The kids chide me about my inability to eat them, which is a most humiliating reversal of roles. Perhaps I'm not cooking the JAs very well and I should try one raw. Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.com