Bongardia chrysogonum Boiss.

A perennial herb. It has a rounded tuber or corm. It grows to 30-60 cm tall and spreads 30-50 cm wide. The leaves are divided into leaflets along the stalk. The leaves are 10-25 cm long. They are bluish-green but reddish near the base. The flowers are pale yellow. They are in loose panicles. The fruit are oval and have a red tinge.

It needs a well drained sandy soil. Plants need hot dry conditions during the summer dormancy. It suits a Mediterranean climate. It is drought tolerant. It cannot stand wet conditions. It suits hardiness zones 9-10.

The root tubers are baked or boiled then eaten. The leaves are eaten raw or cooked. They are added to salads. The young flowers are boiled or fried with eggs to make an omelette,

It can be grown from seed. Plants should be grown in warm sheltered conditions for the first 3 years.