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\"Hibiscus<\/a>

Hibiscus – Edible Flower<\/p><\/div>\n

Many people have wanted to know which flowers you can eat, and which are poisonous or inedible due to other reasons, such as being dry, rough or tasteless.<\/p>\n

Edible flowers can be used for many purposes, such as decorating a plate, floating in a soup, or adding to a salad. The possibilities are endless.<\/p>\n

Here’s a list of what we have growing now that are edible.<\/p>\n

Banana<\/strong> The large red petals of the banana aren’t edible, but they’re great to be used for a decoration or even as a plate\/bowl for holding a dish, as can be done with banana leaves too.<\/p>\n

Basil<\/strong> The long basil flowers are usually picked off the plant before they seed, which encourages more growth in the savory leaves. They can be used for decoration, or put into a food processor to make basil pesto.<\/p>\n

Borage:<\/strong> A sweet blue\/purple star-shaped flower that grows well and easily here. Very pretty and around the size of a quarter.<\/p>\n

Calendula:<\/strong> Medium sized orange flowers around 1-2″ in diameter.<\/p>\n

Fennel:<\/strong> All parts of the Fennel plant are edible, but the flowers have a truly wonderful use. If you have enough of them, you can harvest the pollen from them, which is intensely and wonderfully fragrant, a rarely used delicacy. It is said to “transform the ordinary to the extraordinary.”<\/p>\n

Hibiscus:<\/strong> Large flowers in various colors: red, pink, fuchsia, red, yellow, orange. They can be cut into strips to decorate a dish, or put whole on a plate. They can also be used to make hibiscus tea.<\/p>\n

Moringa:<\/strong> Irregular, sweet white flowers with a tiny bit of spicy kick to them. <\/p>\n

Squash\/Zucchini:<\/strong> Many people are surprised to find out that not only are squash and zucchini flowers edible, but they are delicious! A classic Italian way to prepare them is to stuff them with rice and herbs, or whatever you want, and fry them in olive oil.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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