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	\|familia=Lamiaceae		\|familia=Lamiaceae
	\|genus=Stachys		\|genus=Stachys
	\|species=affinis		\|species=affinis
	\|common_name=Chinese artichoke		\|common_name=Chinese artichoke
	\|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia		\|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
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	\|max_zone=8		\|max_zone=8
	\|image=~~Upload~~.~~png~~		\|image=Stachys sieboldii1.jpg
	\|image_width=~~240~~		\|image_width=180
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	~~Describe~~ the plant ~~here~~...		'''''Stachys affinis''''', the '''Chinese artichoke''', '''chorogi''', '''knotroot''', '''artichoke betony''', or '''crosne''', is an [[herbaceous]] [[perennial plant]] of the family [[Lamiaceae]]. Although its edible [[tuber]] can be grown as a [[root vegetable]], it is a rare sight in the garden. From a cultivation standpoint this is rather odd — the plant is easy to grow, requiring neither staking nor earthing-up. The reason that it is so unpopular is the nature of the tubers — small, convoluted and indented, so that it is the cook rather than the gardener or the family who finds this vegetable frustrating. The thin skin is of whitish-brown or [[ivory]]-white. The flesh underneath, under proper cultivation, is white and tender. It is in season generally commencing with October.

			The flavor of the [[tuber]]s is delicate and delicious — they can be treated as [[Jerusalem artichoke]]s in cooking. It is used as a vegetable, in salad compositions, but more so as a garnish. It has a nutty, [[artichoke]]-like flavor.

	==Cultivation==		==Cultivation==

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{{SPlantbox
|familia=Lamiaceae
|genus=Stachys
|species=affinis
|common_name=Chinese artichoke
|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|habit=bulbous
|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|Max ht box=20
|Max ht metric=in
|height_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|Max wd box=36
|Max wd metric=in
|width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|lifespan=perennial
|life_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|exposure=sun
|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|features=flowers, edible
|flower_season=early summer, mid summer, late summer
|flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|flowers=red, pink, white
|Temp Metric=°F
|min_zone=4
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|max_zone=8
|image=Upload.png
|image_width=240
}}
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==Cultivation==

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Stachys affinis - Revision history

WikiWorks at 18:09, 16 June 2010

Murali.lalitha: Created page with '{{SPlantbox |familia=Lamiaceae |genus=Stachys |species=affinis |common_name=Chinese artichoke |name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia |habit=bulbous |habit_ref=Flora - A Ga…'