Edible Flowers
By: Anonymous
Published: Friday, February 12, 2010 - 12:29am

Preparation

1 Cautions:Avoid using non-edible flowers as a garnish. They may be mistaken as edible. 2 Do not use pesticides on flowers in your garden that you wish to eat unless they are organic pesticides labeled for use with edible crops. 3 Wait the recommended time before harvesting if you have used organic pesticides. 4 Don't eat flowers purchased from florists or commercial garden centers or picked from roadsides, as they probably have been contaminated by pesticides or pollutants. 5 Introduce edible flowers into your diet gradually. Flowers may cause digestive problems if eaten in large quantities, so use them sparingly. 6 People who suffer from allergies and asthma may have allergic reactions to edible flowers and should use them only as a garnish. 7 COMMON NAME LATIN NAME 8 Anise hyssop Agastache foeniculum 9 Arugula Eruca vesicaria sativa 10 Basil ocimum basilicum 11 Bergamot (bee balm) Monarda didyma 12 Borage Borago officinalis 13 Begonia (tuberous) Begonia x tuberhybrida 14 Calendula (pot marigold) Calendula officinalis 15 Chamomile Anthemis nobilis 16 Chicory Cichorium intybus 17 Chives Allium schoeonoprasum 18 Cilantro Coriandrum sativum 19 Chervil Anthriscus cerefolium 20 Dandelion Taraxacum officinale 21 Day lily Hemerocallis spp. 22 Dianthus (pinks) Dianthus caryophyllus 23 Dill Anethum graveolens 24 Fennel Foeniculum vulgare 25 Garlic chives Allium tuberosum 26 Hibiscus Hibiscus rosa-sinensis 27 Honeysuckle Lonicera japonica 28 Hyssop Hyssopus officinalis 29 Jasmine Jasminum sambac 30 Johnny jump-up Viola tricolor 31 Lavender Lavandula spp. 32 Lemon Citrus lemon 33 Marjoram Origanum vulgare 34 Mint Mentha spp. 35 Mustard Brassica spp. 36 Nasturtium Tropaeolum majus 37 Okra Abelmoschus aesculentus 38 Orange Citrus sinensis 39 Oregano Origianum heracleoticum 40 Pansy Viola x Wittrockiana 41 Peas Pisum sativum 42 Radish Raphanus sativus 43 Rose Rosa spp. 44 Rosemary Rosmarinus officinalis 45 Runner bean Phaseolus coccineus 46 Sage Salvia officinalis 47 Savory Saturejo montana 48 Scented geranium Pelargonium spp. 49 Signet marigold Tagetes signata 50 Society garlic Tulbaghia violaces 51 Squash Curcubita pepo spp. 52 Sunflower Helianthus annuus 53 Thyme Thymus vulgaris 54 Tulip Tulipa spp. 55 Violet Viola odorata 56 Yucca Yucca spp.