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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
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|max_zone=8
|max_zone=8
|image=Upload.png
|image=Stachys sieboldii1.jpg
|image_width=240
|image_width=180
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'''''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==
