Himalaica Helwingia (Helwingia himalaica)

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

Helwingia himalaica is a deciduous Shrub growing to 2.5 m (8ft 2in). It is in flower from April to May, and the seeds ripen from August to October. The species is dioecious (individual flowers are either male or female, but only one sex is to be found on any one plant so both male and female plants must be grown if seed is required). . The plant is not self-fertile. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Young leaves - cooked. — Young leaves - cooked.

Habitat & North American Range

An undershrub of dense dark forests, especially in E. Nepal, 2100 - 2700 metres. Woods and margins of woods at elevations of 1700 - 3000 metres in western China. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)