Polymorpha Angelica (Angelica polymorpha)

Family: Apiaceae or Umbelliferae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Angelica polymorpha is a PERENNIAL growing to 1 m (3ft 3in). It is not frost tender. It is in flower from August to September, and the seeds ripen from September to October. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Insects. The plant is self-fertile. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Leaves - cooked. — Leaves - cooked.

Habitat & North American Range

Damp habitats in mountains, C. and S. Japan. By streams, in forests or damp grasses at elevations of 1000 - 1500 metres in China. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)