These tasty edible flowers will add floral flair to your favorite recipes as well as your garden.
Here are the best edible flowers that you’ve got the option to easilygrow in your garden.
Not all flowers are edible or safe to eat.
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Before consuming any flower, you must be completely sure that it is an edible variety.
Individuals consuming the flowers or plants listed here do so entirely at their own risk.
This easy-to-grow, cool-season annualattracts bees and butterfliesto your garden.
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Dahlia
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Usedahliasfresh, or candy them with sugar for decorating baked goods.
Try different varieties to find the flavor that best suits you.
Some have a spicy and apple-like flavor and others have a water chestnut flavor.
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Letting some of your herbs flower also willattract lots of beneficial pollinatorsto your garden.
Harvest its flowers and leaves for eating early in the day after the morning dew dries.
Violets
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Add a charming touch to yourtea sandwichesand candy bark by decorating them withviolets.
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Still others say their flavor is similar to the taste of mint.
Some pansy flowers are large enough that their flat petals can easily cover the top of an entire cupcake.
Youll be surprised with its tart lemony taste and double blossoms.
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Finely slice stacks of petals into confetti for sprinkling oncreamy soupsand roasted vegetables.
Or take advantage of the petals naturally crisp texture and use them as colorful dippers for yogurt.
Harvest fresh borage flowers during the spring and summer when their light cucumber flavor is at its peak.
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Borage is an easy-to-grow herb that requires little maintenance and itattracts pollinators.
Dianthus
Give your homemade cocktails visual appeal by addingdianthusflowers to ice cubes orice rings.
This plant is a rugged reseeding annual that will grow year after year without needing much help from you.
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Its blue flowers add a delicate spicy-sweet flavor to salads and a splash of color atop steamed greens.
you’re free to alsodry its petalsand use them in making tea.
The plant is most often grown for its burgundy calyx that develops at the base of its flower.
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The calyx is harvested to makehibiscus tea, which has a tart fruity flavor.
Roses
Top off your favoritepavlovaorcocktailwith the intense floral aroma ofroses.
They make a beautiful addition to cakes, beverages, jellies, and fruit dishes.
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The plant’s edible yellow flowers also make a bright addition to soups, omelets, and salads.
Fuchsia
Impress guests at your table with the vibrant colors and unique shapes offuchsia.
The intricate blooms make a stunning garnish in fruit salads or as a decorative crystallized addition to cakes.
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Be sure to remove the stamens and pistils to enhance the mild sweetness of the petals.
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