Edible Flowers E-M

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Edible Flowers E-M
Name Picture Comments  
English Daisy*

Bellis perennis

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 Tastes like: tangy, leafy.
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Fennel

Foeniculum vulgare

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 Tastes like: sweet, licorice flavor.
Fuchsia

Fuchsia X hybrida

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 Tastes like: slightly acidic.
Gardenia

Gardenia jasminoides

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 Tastes like: light, sweet flavor.
Gladiolus*

Gladiolus spp

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 Tastes like: similar to lettuce.
Hibiscus

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

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 Tastes like: slightly acidic, boiled makes a nice beverage.
Hollyhock

Alcea rosea

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 Tastes like: very bland, nondescript flavor.
Honeysuckle: Japanese

Lonicera japonica

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 Berries are highly poisonous. Do not eat them!
Hyssop

Hyssopus officinalis

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 Should be avoided by pregnant women and by those with hypertension and epilepsy.
Impatiens

Impatiens wallerana

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 Tastes like: very bland, nondescript flavor.
Jasmine: Arabian

Jasminum sambac

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 Tastes like: delicate sweet flavor, used for teas.
Johnny-Jump-Up

Viola tricolor

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 Contains saponins and may be toxic in large amounts. Tastes like: sweet to bland flavor.
Lavender

Lavendula species

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 Lavender oil may be poisenous. Tastes like: floral, slightly perfumey flavor.
Lemon Verbena

Aloysia triphylla

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 Tastes like: lemony flavor, usually steeped for tea.
Lilac

Syringa vulgaris

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 Tastes like: lemony, floral, pungent.
Mallow: Common

Malva sylrestris

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 Tastes like: sweet, delicate flavor.
Marigold: Signet

Tagetes tenuifolia (aka T. signata)

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 Tastes like: spicy to bitter.
Marjoram

Origanum majorana

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 Tastes like:  slightly minty, citrus.
Mint

Mentha species

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 Tastes like:  strong, clean minty.
Mustard

Brassica species

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 Eating in large amounts may cause red skin blotches.
*Only the petals of these composite flowers are edible. The pollen of composite flowers is highly allergenic and may cause reactions in sensitive individuals. Sufferers of asthma, ragweed, and hayfever should not consume composite flowers, and may have extreme allergies to ingesting any flowers at all.

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