Plant Name:  Chuparosa

Botanical Name:  Justicia Californica

Native Name:  Tuchill Chungva’a.  Note:  The Native name was obtained from the Temalpakh Indigenous
Garden at Malki Museum, Banning, CA.

Height/Physical Description:  6 feet in height and width.  Grayish stems, branches  and leaves that look sparse.  Bright orange-red flowers in the Spring.  Hummingbirds are attracted to the flowers.

Use:  Food.  Edible flowers.

Harvesting:  Edible flowers form in Spring and can be eaten fresh.  It is said the flowers taste like cucumbers.

Preparation:  Flowers are eaten fresh.