Lian Qiao (Forsythia suspensa)

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

Bloom Color: Yellow. Main Bloom Time: Early spring, Mid spring. Form: Upright or erect, Vase.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

rich in rutin. — Young leaves - cooked.; Some caution is advised due to the presence of a glycoside.; The leaves are rich in rutin.

Habitat & North American Range

Thickets, moors and cliffs, 300 - 1200 metres. Thickets or grassy areas on slopes, valleys and gullies at elevations of 300 - 2200 metres. (Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)