Coral Pea (Hardenbergia violacea)

Family: Fabaceae or Leguminosae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Bloom Color: Purple. Main Bloom Time: Early spring, Late winter, Mid spring. Form: Prostrate.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

sweet and reasonably pleasant drink. — The boiled leaves produce a slightly sweet and reasonably pleasant drink.; At one time the roots were also reportedly used for this purpose.

Habitat & North American Range

Climbs over low bushes by the coast and to nearby mountains in open forests and on heaths. (Zone 9)