Chinese indigo (Indigofera decora)

Family: Fabaceae or Leguminosae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Bloom Color: Purple, White. Main Bloom Time: Early summer, Late spring, Mid summer. Form: Rounded.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds

Harvest Seasons: Fall, Late Summer

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Seed - cooked. It can also be dried and ground into a powder then mixed with wheat flour or other cereals when making bread, cakes etc. — It can also be dried and ground into a powder then mixed with wheat flour or other cereals when making bread, cakes etc.

Habitat & North American Range

River banks and old stone walls in C. and S. Japan. (Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7)