Japanese Wisteria (Wisteria floribunda)

Family: Fabaceae or Leguminosae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Bloom Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple, White. Main Bloom Time: Early spring, Late spring, Mid spring. Form: Spreading or horizontal, Variable height, Variable spread.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds, Leaves, Flowers

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

Flavor & Culinary Uses

flavour as chestnuts. — When baked in a fire they have much the same flavour as chestnuts.; Some caution is advised, see the notes on toxicity at the top of the page.; Young leaves - cooked.; The tender young leaves are sometimes eaten and are also used a a tea substitute.

Habitat & North American Range

Damp habitats by streams etc in thickets and woods in hills and mountains in all areas of Japan south of Hokkaido. (Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)