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Edible Flowers and Blossoms

Eating flowers and buds isn't very strange at all, they have long been known as inflorescent vegetables in our diets: inflorescents include artichokes, cauliflower and broccoli. But also many flowers of herbs and shrubs can be eaten.
Golden Marigold 'Yellow' (Tagetes tenuifolia)
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Wild Pansy / Heartsease / Love-In-Idleness (Viola Tricolor)
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Cornflower (Centaurea cyanus)
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Climbing Courgette 'Tromboncino d'Albenga' (Cucurbita moschata)
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Purple Artichoke 'Violetto di Chioggia' (Cynara scolymus)
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Common Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)
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Corn Poppy (Papaver rhoeas)
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Zucchini 'Cocozelle di Tripolis'  (Cucurbita pepo)
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Chives (Allium schoenoprasum)
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Garden Nasturtium / Monks Cress (Tropaeolum majus)
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Lawn Daisy (Bellis perennis)
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Common Cowslip (Primula veris)
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Borage (Borago officinalis)
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4 aromatic, beautiful flower varieties
Organic certification Articles combined in set
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with 4 aromatic varieties to add beauty &  flavour to salads, finger food platters &  puddings
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Anise Hyssop / Blue Giant Hyssop (Agastache foeniculum)
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Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara)
Organic certification Brand new!
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Annual Clary Sage (Salvia viridis)
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Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa)
Organic certification Brand new!
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Indian Mint (Monarda citriodora)
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Edible flowers are obviously very often used for decorative reasons for desserts and salads, or served as a candied violet and rose petals. However, beside their attractive appearance, flowers also have quite different qualities. They often contain the same essential oils as the leaves of a plant, only in a slightly lesser degree. Coupled with the mostly sweet nectar of the buds and flowers, a mixture of very interesting and delicate flavours results, so that flowers are also used for seasoning and flavoring - and sometimes, this sweet flavour can even be perfect to top off your cooking and baking.
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