Stachys Species, Chinese, Japanese Artichoke, Chorogi, Crosnes-du-Japan, Lamb's Ear

Grows well just like a mint but this one is slower and not invasive. It is a good ground cover and produces small edible tubers that look...Read More funny, just like larvae. The taste is crispy and nothing special. Grows well in shade or sun, likes some humidity.

A tuberous, mat forming perennial cultivated in China and Japan.

Has deep green, wrinkled, ovate, rough, hairy leaves. Bea...Read Morers small, pale pink, hooded flowers.

Flowers June - August

Loves a well drained, fertile soil in sun. Give this one some space to spread and it will pay you back in tubers.

Cultivated for it's small edible tubers that can be cooked much like Jerusalem Artichoke.