Chinese Hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)

Family: Malvaceae | Edibility: Edible (3/5)

Bloom Color: Orange, Pink, Red, Salmon, White, Yellow. Main Bloom Time: Early summer, Early spring, Late summer, Late spring, Mid summer, Mid spring. Form: Oval, Vase.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves, Roots/Tubers, Flowers

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

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Young leaves are sometimes used as a spinach substitute. A nutritional analysis is available. Flowers - raw or cooked. — Young leaves are sometimes used as a spinach substitute.; A nutritional analysis is available.; Flowers - raw or cooked.; They can also be made into a kind of pickle or used as a purple dye for colouring foods such as preserved fruits and cooked vegetables.

Habitat & North American Range

Not known in a truly wild situation. (Zone 9)