Eastern Valerian (Patrinia scabiosifolia)

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

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

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves, Flowers

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Young leaves, stem tips and flower buds - cooked and used as a potherb, added to soups or dried for later use. — Young leaves, stem tips and flower buds - cooked and used as a potherb, added to soups or dried for later use.

Habitat & North American Range

Sunny grassy places in hills and mountains all over Japan. (Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)