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Ukogi (Eleutherococcus sieboldianus)
Family: Araliaceae | Edibility: Edible (3/5)
Bloom Color: Green, White, Yellow. Main Bloom Time: Early summer, Late spring. Form: Rounded.
Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons
Edible Parts: Leaves
Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring
Flavor & Culinary Uses
delicious somewhat fragrant flavour. — Young leaves - cooked.; A delicious somewhat fragrant flavour.; The dried leaves are a tea substitute.
Habitat & North American Range
Escaped from cultivation in Japan, where it grows wild in calcareous soils. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)