Topinambour
Helianthus tuberosus
Un grand tournesol vivace formant des tubercules, indigène de l'est de l'Amérique du Nord — également appelé artichaut de Jérusalem ou sunroot — cultivé à la fois pour ses fleurs jaune vif de 2-4 inches en fin d'été et ses tubercules souterrains comestibles et noueux. Des tiges rugueuses et velues s'élèvent jusqu'à 6-10 feet, portant des feuilles ovales et dentées sur des pétioles ailés. Il se propage agressivement par rhizomes et auto-ensemencement pour former des colonies ; le Missouri Botanical Garden le qualifie sans détour de « mauvaise herbe et envahissant » et difficile à éradiquer une fois planté.
Native: 44 US states + 2 CA provinces
Climate fit: broad (84/100)
Structure
Edible
Pollinator
Light
Full sun / Part sun / Part shade
Water
Moderate water
Mature size
72-120" tall · 24" apart
Hardy in zones
3a-9b
brutally cold to frosty winters
AHS heat range
4-11
Plant range authored in AHS heat-zone terms.
Native in Illinois
Yes
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Native across 46 US states and Canadian provinces — a wide-ranging part of North America's plant communities.
Cold hardiness
Future
These values are location-based: this location's current hardiness is the baseline, and the 2050 value is a projected future climate for this same location.
Now
Zone 6b
USDA
Published baseline for this location from 1991-2020.
Source: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map 2023 (1991-2020 climatology) via ArcGIS FeatureServer
Well-suited
2050
Zone 7a
Plotwright
Projected zone for this same location in 2050 (2041-2070) using SSP3-7.0 (regional rivalry).
Well-suited
In plain terms: This location is in Zone 6b today. Its hardiness profile is cold winters, and coldest nights are typically around -3°F. By 2050, the projected hardiness zone is Zone 7a based on SSP3-7.0 (regional rivalry). That is a +0.5-zone shift from Zone 6b to Zone 7a by 2050.
✓
Well-suited today and still thriving in 2050.
Heat tolerance
Future
Heat tolerance values are location-based too: heat days today are observed at this site, and the 2050 value projects this same location under a future climate.
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Where this plant fits
Suitable across 41 ecoregions — 40 climate-resilient through 2070 · 1 suited today. Best matches first.
Appalachian mixed mesophytic forests
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Appalachian-Blue Ridge forests
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Arizona Mountains forests
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Atlantic coastal pine barrens
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Blue Mountains forests
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Canadian Aspen forests and parklands
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Central Pacific Northwest coastal forests
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Central Tallgrass prairie
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Central-Southern Cascades Forests
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Chilean Matorral
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Sources & citations
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Plotwright. (2026, May 17). Topinambour (Helianthus tuberosus). Retrieved 2026, June 14, from https://plotwright.garden/plants/helianthus-tuberosus
Sources for every fact
Every fact on this page traces to a source. 18 fields cited - 18 source-backed.
Missouri Botanical Garden PlantFinder
Botanical research database
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Identity
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Wikimedia Commons
Photo · CC0 1.0 — public domain dedication
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Image
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Database
Botanical research database