Directory of Common Edible Flower Varieties
Here is a directory of the most common varieties of edible flowers, as well as a comprehensive list of toxic plants to avoid.
Index of Edible Flowers:
Dragon Wing Begonia, Begonia ‘DragonWing’
Culinary use: fresh fruit dessert, cheese, fish, poultry, garnish.
Nasturtium, Tropaeolum majus
Culinary use: leaves, seeds, and flowers, salads, vinegar, cheese, butter. In jelly (flowers) or pickled (seeds).
Zucchini, Cucurbita pepo
Culinary use: stuffed with cheese, rice, tempura.
Daylily, Impatiens walleriana
Culinary use: salad, vegetable dish, garnish.
Bergamot, Monarda didyma
Culinary use: young leaves and flowers. Infusion, vinegar, cheese, jelly.
Sweet William, Dianthus barbatus
Culinary use: salad, jelly, butter, vinegar, garnish.
Pansy, Viola tricolor
Culinary use: salad, butter, jelly, fruity dessert, pastry.
Garden Pansy, Viola X wittrockiana
Culinary use: salad, butter, jelly, fruity dessert, pastry.
Marigold, Calendula officinalis
Culinary use: salad, soup, oil, butter, cheese, rice.
Spotted Marigold, Tagetes tenuifolia
Culinary use: salad, rice, omelet, pastry.
Sunflower, Helianthus annuus
Culinary use: seeds, flower buds, petals, salad, rice, soup.
List of Toxic Flowers:
- Aconitum napellus
- Actaea rubra
- Anemone
- Aquilegia
- Aristolochia
- Azalea
- Brugmansia
- Clematis
- Colchicum autumnale
- Convalaria majalis
- Corydalis
- Daphne cneorum
- Datura
- Delphinium
- Dicentra
- Digitalis
- Fritillaria
- Heliotropium
- Helleborus
- Hyacinthus
- Hydrangea
- Ipomea tricolor
- Iris
- Lathyrus
- Laurus nobilis
- Lobelia
- Lonicera
- Lupinus
- Narcissus
- Nicotiana
- Polygonatum multiflorum
- Pulsatilla vulgaris
- Rhododendron
- Ricinus communis
- Vinca
- Wisteria
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