Intermedia Ligularia (Ligularia intermedia)

Family: Asteraceae or Compositae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Ligularia intermedia is a PERENNIAL growing to 1 m (3ft 3in). It is in flower from July to October, and the seeds ripen from August to October. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Insects. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Young leaves - cooked. Eaten with rice. — Young leaves - cooked.; Eaten with rice.

Habitat & North American Range

Stream banks, grassy slopes, forest understories and alpine meadows at elevations of 100 - 3400 metres. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)