Moutan (Paeonia suffruticosa)

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

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

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Flowers

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

sweetened for a teatime delicacy, or cooked in various dishes. — Flowers - cooked.; The fallen flower petals are parboiled and sweetened for a teatime delicacy, or cooked in various dishes.

Habitat & North American Range

Scrub in mountains. Cliffs at elevations around 300 metres. (Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)