Chinese Peony (Paeonia lactiflora)

Family: Paeoniaceae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Bloom Color: Pink, Red, White, Yellow. Main Bloom Time: Early summer, Late spring. Form: Upright or erect.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds, Shoots, Roots/Tubers

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

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Root - cooked and eaten in a broth. Stems - cooked. Seed - powdered and mixed with tea. — Root - cooked and eaten in a broth.; Seed - powdered and mixed with tea.

Habitat & North American Range

Dry open stony slopes, riverbanks and sparse woodland edges. Woods and grasslands at elevations of 400 - 2300 metres in China. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9, Zone 10)