Lilyturf (Liriope muscari)

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

Bloom Color: Lavender. Main Bloom Time: Early summer, Early fall, Late summer, Mid summer. Form: Rounded.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Roots/Tubers

Harvest Seasons: Fall, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Root - cooked. Candied and used medicinally. The roots sometimes have a fleshy, tuberous part near their tip. — Candied and used medicinally.; The roots sometimes have a fleshy, tuberous part near their tip.

Habitat & North American Range

Forests, bamboo forests, scrub, shady and moist places in ravines and on slopes at elevations of 100 - 1400 (occasionally to 2000) metres. (Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9, Zone 10)