Chrysanthemum (Dendranthema indicum)

Family: Asteraceae or Compositae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Dendranthema indicum is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.6 m (2ft) by 0.6 m (2ft in). See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 6. It is in flower from August to October. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Insects. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds, Leaves, Flowers

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

Flavor & Culinary Uses

aromatic tea is made from the leaves. — The flower heads are pickled in vinegar.; Young leaves - cooked.; An aromatic tea is made from the leaves.; No more details are given but it is very small and would be rather fiddly to use.

Habitat & North American Range

Found wild in most habitats. Grasslands on mountain slopes, thickets, wet places by rivers, fields, roadsides, saline places by seashores, under shrubs 100 - 2900 m. Nearly throughout China. (Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)