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Lilac (Syringa vulgaris)
Family: Oleaceae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)
Bloom Color: Lavender, Pink, Purple, White. Main Bloom Time: Early spring, Late spring, Mid spring. Form: Rounded.
Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons
Edible Parts: Flowers
Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring
Flavor & Culinary Uses
Flowers - raw or folded into batter and fried to make fritters. — Flowers - raw or folded into batter and fried to make fritters.
Habitat & North American Range
Scrub on rocky hill slopes in Europe. Found in hedges, thickets and shrubberies in Britain. (Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7)