Chinese Wisteria (Wisteria sinensis)

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

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, Flowers

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

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Seed - cooked. Some caution is advised, see notes on toxicity at the top of the page. Flowers - cooked. They are thoroughly washed and then boiled or made into fritters. — Some caution is advised, see notes on toxicity at the top of the page.; Flowers - cooked.; They are thoroughly washed and then boiled or made into fritters.; The flowers are also cured in sugar then mixed with flour and made into a famous local delicacy called 'Teng Lo'.

Habitat & North American Range

Clambering over cliffs and trees on woodland edges at low altitudes in W. China. (Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)