List of edible flowers

This is a list of edible flowers.

Scientific name Flavor Color Common name Details Abelmoschus esculentus Vegetal Medium-yellow Okra Anthriscus cerefolium Herbal White Chervil Asparagus officinalis Vegetal Green Asparagus Bellis perennis Mildly bitter White Daisy Borago officinalis Anise Lilac Starflower Diuretic if eaten in quantity Brassica oleracea Spicy Green Cabbage Bauhinia purpurea Sour Purple Purple bauhinia, butterfly tree, orchid tree Calendula officinalis Slightly bitter Yellow, orange Marigold Centaurea cyanus Vegetal White, pink, blue Cornflower Chrysanthemum Strong Wide range Chrysanthemum Cichorium intybus Herbal Blue Chicory Cucurbita pepo Vegetal Yellow Squash, pumpkin, zucchini Cymbopetalum costaricense Spicy White Cymbopetalum penduliflorum Spicy White Sacred earflower Dianthus Sweet clove Wide range Carnation Eruca sativa Spicy White Arugula Foeniculum vulgare Mildly anise Yellow-green Fennel Galium odoratum Sweet, nutty, vanilla White Woodruff Helianthus annuus Varies Yellow Sunflower Hemerocallis Vegetal, sweet Wide range Daylily Diuretic or laxative if eaten in quantity Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Cranberry-like Rose, red Chinese hibiscus Lavandula Sweet, perfumed Lavender Lavender Levisticum officinale Celery White Lovage Lonicera japonica Sweet White to pale yellow Japanese honeysuckle Malus Floral White to pink Apple Matricaria recutita Sweet apple White Camomile Mentha Minty Purple Mint Monarda didyma Minty, sweet, hot Wide range Bergamot Musa spp. Vegetal White, yellow, pink Banana blossom Ocimum basilicum Herbal White, lavender Basil Passiflora Vegetal Purple Passion flower Pelargonium Varies Wide range Geranium Phaseolus vulgaris Vegetal Purple Common bean Phalaenopsis Watery Varies Moth orchid Rosa Perfumed Wide range Rose Rosmarinus officinalis Herbal Blue Rosemary Salvia elegans Sweet, fruity Red Pineapple sage Salvia officinalis Herbal Purple-blue Common sage Sambucus canadensis Sweet White American elderberry Sesbania grandiflora Vegetable-like White West-Indian pea Syringa vulgaris Varies Lavender Lilac Tagetes patula Bitter Yellow, orange French marigold Tagetes tenuifolia Spicy, herbal Yellow French marigold Taraxacum officinale Sweet, honey-like Yellow Common dandelion Thymus Herbal White Thyme Tilia Honey-like White Linden Trifolium pratense Sweet Red Red clover Tropaeolum majus Spicy, peppery Wide range Garden nasturtium, Indian cress, monks cress Tulipa Vegetal Wide range Tulip Viola odorata Sweet, perfumed Purple, white Common violet Viola tricolor Wintergreen Purple and yellow Heart's ease Viola × wittrockiana Vegetal Wide range Pansy

See also List of culinary herbs and spices List of edible nuts Lists of useful plants

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