Chinese Plumbago (Ceratostigma willmottianum)

Family: Plumbaginaceae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Bloom Color: Blue. Main Bloom Time: Early fall, Late summer. Form: Spreading or horizontal.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

None known. — Harvested fresh in season according to PFAF botanical monograph.

Habitat & North American Range

Warm valleys at forest edges or in thickets; 700--3500 m. Gansu (Wen Xian), W Guizhou, S and W Sichuan, SE Xizang, E and N Yunnan. (Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)