Giant scabious

Cephalaria gigantea

infusion · flower

Pale yellow flowers, fresh or dried, drunk as a herbal tea in Armenia.

Origin

Caucasus and Turkey

Season (United States)

June to August

Preparation

One teaspoon of dried flowers per cup, five to ten minutes in barely simmering water; the infusion is strained and the flowers discarded.

Did you know?

In Yerevan's markets it is sold as ghantapa or jivan.