Lupinoides Thermopsis (Thermopsis lupinoides)

Family: Fabaceae or Leguminosae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Thermopsis lupinoides is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.3 m (1ft). See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 3. It is in flower from June to August, and the seeds ripen from June to August. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Insects. It can fix Nitrogen. Suitable for: light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils and prefers well-drained soil.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

A vegetable. The reports give no more information. — The reports give no more information.

Habitat & North American Range

Sand dunes near the sea all over Japan. Sandy beaches and the flood land of ravines or by the sea in Heilongjiang and Jilin Provinces of China. (Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7)