Orpine

Hylotelephium telephium

leaf

Thick, juicy leaves with a mild, fresh taste, raw in salads when young, or cooked.

Origin

Europe and Asia

Where to find it

In rock gardens, woodland edges and on banks; it is also the gardeners' stonecrop, planted in borders for its late-summer pink flowers.

Season (United States)

April to June

Preparation

The young leaves are picked in spring, before flowering; cooked, a few minutes is enough.

Molecules

Beta-carotene (vitamin A) · Lutein and zeaxanthin · Vegetable nitrates · Chlorophyll

Did you know?

Cut and hung up, it keeps growing without soil: hence its English name “livelong”.