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Canadian-guerilla
05-08-2010, 08:22 AM
a post by WE from another thread


angelica,anise hyssop,apple,arugula,basil,bee balm,borage,burnet,calendula,carnation,chamomile, chicory,chives,chrsysanthemum,clover,coriander,cor nflower,dandelion,day lily,dill,english daisy,fennel,fuschia,gardenia,gladiolus,hibiscus,h ollyhock,honeysuckle,hyssop,impatiens,jasmine,john ny-jump-up,lavender,lemon blossom,lemon verbena,lilac,mallow,marigold,marjoram,mint,nastur ium,okra,pansy,pea,pineapple guava,pineapple sage,primerose,radish,redbud,rose,rosemary,runner bean,safflower,scented geranium,snapdragon,society garlic,squash blossom,sunflower,thyme,tuberous begonia,violet,yucca

i'll print this off and match the flower name with a pic


a lacking part of my wild edibles journey is the absence of edible flowers

haven't done much in the way of looking for edible flowers
mostly used this webpage as a general guide

How To Choose Edible Flowers - Edible Flower Chart (http://whatscookingamerica.net/EdibleFlowers/EdibleFlowersMain.htm)

wareagle69
05-08-2010, 08:23 AM
violets,roses,sunflower,bean blossom,nasturtiums,sage,chives,borage,johnny-jump-ups,pansies,begonias,anise hyssop,hibiscus,monarda,roses-petals,salvia,daylillies,dianthus,pansies
this is just a start i will break down a list more later.

Canadian-guerilla
05-08-2010, 08:34 AM
can a MOD please delete this thread ?

i'll add my above post to WE's thread

crashdive123
05-08-2010, 08:38 AM
CG - I've merged the two threads.

LowKey
05-08-2010, 05:12 PM
So besides sugaring the flowers, how do you eat violets? I can't kill the little suckers, they're like starfish. Cut em up you just get more.
Maybe I can eat them?

wareagle69
05-08-2010, 09:41 PM
if you wikipedia violets you get a decent blurb about the culinary uses of violets. my personal use of them come mostly from the johnny jump up, which i use in a mixture i have for tea and also for garnish in salads, i have never tried to candy them but it does sound interesting

Canadian-guerilla
05-09-2010, 06:12 PM
going thru google images trying to put some pics to WE's edible flowers

Hibiscus flower seems pretty distinctive

http://tasha99.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/hibiscus-21.jpg

crashdive123
05-09-2010, 06:31 PM
going thru google images trying to put some pics to WE's edible flowers

Hibiscus flower seems pretty distinctive

http://tasha99.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/hibiscus-21.jpg

I'll take a few pictures of the ones growing in my yard when they start blooming.

Canadian-guerilla
06-22-2010, 01:07 PM
first thought here was bee balm ?

http://wildedibles1.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/bee-balm-1-2.jpg

Canadian-guerilla
06-22-2010, 01:10 PM
johnny jump up

i should have got a pic of the leaves

http://wildedibles1.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/johnny-jump-up-1-1.jpg

http://wildedibles1.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/johnny-jump-up-1-2.jpg

http://wildedibles1.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/johnny-jump-up-1-4.jpg

http://wildedibles1.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/johnny-jump-up-1-3.jpg

justin_baker
06-22-2010, 02:58 PM
Brodiaea. I eat the flower pedals all the time. Not really sure how nutritious they are though. This probably doesent help you much.....since you live in canada and these only grow in northern california, but i figured i would post it anyways.
http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/files/Brodiaea/Brodiaea_elegans_br3.jpg

Rick
06-22-2010, 03:00 PM
CG - That first one might be Wild Bergamot (M fistulosa). It tends to be that pale lavender color but there isn't enough of the plant showing for me to make a definitive ID. Once you smell Bee Balm you will never mistake it for anything else. It is hugely aromatic. Just walking near it I can tell what it is before I even see it. If you disturb the plant you'll get this "cloud" of aroma (I don't know how else to describe it) that is really quite strong. It almost makes you turn your head.

Canadian-guerilla
06-22-2010, 03:13 PM
CG - That first one might be Wild Bergamot (M fistulosa). It tends to be that pale lavender color but there isn't enough of the plant showing for me to make a definitive ID. Once you smell Bee Balm you will never mistake it for anything else. It is hugely aromatic. Just walking near it I can tell what it is before I even see it. If you disturb the plant you'll get this "cloud" of aroma (I don't know how else to describe it) that is really quite strong. It almost makes you turn your head.


this plant isn't too far away, i'll ride by and try the " aroma " test and get some leaf pics

Canadian-guerilla
06-22-2010, 03:16 PM
Brodiaea. I eat the flower pedals all the time. Not really sure how nutritious they are though. This probably doesent help you much.....since you live in canada and these only grow in northern california, but i figured i would post it anyways.
http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/files/Brodiaea/Brodiaea_elegans_br3.jpg


where i live, Windsor Ontario, is actually more southernly than the north California border

so this plant is a possible in my area

justin_baker
06-22-2010, 07:21 PM
where i live, Windsor Ontario, is actually more southernly than the north California border

so this plant is a possible in my area

Yeah, but your way far out east, this thing only grows on the west coast.

your_comforting_company
06-23-2010, 09:05 AM
Pic in post 9 is purple cornflower (Centaurea cyanus). My literature says that it has no toxic properties but might cause mechanical injury.
10 is Pansy, or Johnny jump-up. (Viola bicolor var.) No toxic properties

Rick
06-23-2010, 04:35 PM
Picture 9?

crimescene450
06-23-2010, 04:40 PM
he said post 9 ^

Rick
06-23-2010, 04:49 PM
(head slap!) thank you. It's tough getting old.

Canadian-guerilla
06-24-2010, 04:20 PM
saw this from the sidewalk and took some quick pics, i'll go back later for a smell

" Martha, there's some weirdo out front sniffing your flowers "


http://wildedibles1.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/bee-balm-1-22.jpg

http://wildedibles1.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/bee-balm-1-3.jpg

preachtheWORD
06-24-2010, 04:26 PM
I've got Bee Balm (pictured in the previous post) growing behind my house. It is supposed to be good for tea. In my opinion the crushed leaves smell rather like basil. Doesn't sound like my kind of tea.

Peterson's Guide does not list the petals (or any other part) as being edible. If it is like most other plants used for tea it probably has essential oils that make it good for tea or seasoning, but too strong for eating in any appreciable quantity.

Rick
06-24-2010, 09:01 PM
I've had it a couple of times. I don't find it too bad. It's not great but it's not bad. Definitely not basil tasting.