Chinese Fountain Grass (Pennisetum alopecuroides)

Family: Poaceae or Gramineae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Bloom Color: Brown, Red. Main Bloom Time: Early summer, Late summer, Mid summer. Form: Rounded.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds

Harvest Seasons: Fall, Late Summer

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Seed - cooked. It can be ground into a powder and used as a flour. An emergency food, used when all else fails. — It can be ground into a powder and used as a flour.; An emergency food, used when all else fails.

Habitat & North American Range

Grassy places and waste ground in lowland all over Japan. (Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)