Himalayan Honeysuckle (Leycesteria formosa)

Family: Caprifoliaceae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Bloom Color: Red, White. Main Bloom Time: Early fall, Late summer. Form: Oval.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer

Flavor & Culinary Uses

sweet with a treacle-like flavour, though in other forms it has a very bitter taste and is not very desirable. — Fruit? - one unconfirmed report said that the fruit is edible.; In the better forms, the fully ripe and very soft fruit is very sweet with a treacle-like flavour, though in other forms it has a very bitter taste and is not very desirable.

Habitat & North American Range

Scrub and shady forests, often by streams, to 3000 metres. (Zone 10)