My Son has an entire fence covered With wisteria, and it cascade with purple, tasty flowers! GOD really knows how to make beautiful, useful things.
As you can see they are quite prolific:
He keeps them trained on this fence, to keep them from spreading too much, as they can be invasive. They can be picked, and be added to a salad, or eaten directly.
The flowers are attractive:
With a pale purple color, a lot can be harvested in minutes. They are one of the first flowers in the spring, and here keep blooming mostly until the fall cold takes them.
Here is an article on making a ferment using wisteria:
https://www.tyrantfarms.com/yes-wisteria-flowers-are-edible-and-they-make-delicious-drinks/
I plan to try this myself soon, sounds delicious; especially with mint added! Chilled in the refrigerator, this would be welcome drink, with the thermometer🌡️ pushing over a hundred degrees every day! With the added advantage of natural probiotics, this drink is even more attractive.
So wisteria is not just a pretty face:
But a useful crop for those who know it's secrets! So go ahead, and munch some purple. It's prolific enough that people who have it growing will likely be happy to let you pick some flowers. Bring them some of the ferment cordial drink listed in the article above, and they may help you pick next year!
Keep on prepping, and happy foraging!