false spiraea (Sorbaria sorbifolia)

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

Bloom Color: White. Main Bloom Time: Early spring, Late spring, Mid spring. Form: Upright or erect, Vase.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Budlings and leaves - cooked. Some caution is advised, see the notes above on toxicity. — Budlings and leaves - cooked.; Some caution is advised, see the notes above on toxicity.

Habitat & North American Range

In sparse forests at elevations of 250 - 1500 metres in northern China. A garden escape in N. America where it grows in wasteland and copses. (Zone 2, Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7)