Honesty (Lunaria annua)

Family: Brassicaceae or Cruciferae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Bloom Color: Pink, Purple. Main Bloom Time: Late spring, Mid spring. Form: Upright or erect.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds, Roots/Tubers

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

Flavor & Culinary Uses

pungent flavour, they are used as a mustard substitute. — A pungent flavour, they are used as a mustard substitute.; The pungency of mustard develops when cold water is added to the ground-up seed - an enzyme (myrosin) acts on a glycoside (sinigrin) to produce a sulphur compound.; The reaction takes 10 - 15 minutes.; Mixing with hot water or vinegar, or adding salt, inhibits the enzyme and produces a mild bitter mustard.

Habitat & North American Range

Moist soils in full sun or light shade, avoiding acid soils. (Zone 8, Zone 9, Zone 10)