"With several types and colors available, it is also one of the easiest edible flowers to grow in most types of garden." Lavender flowers range in color: dark purple, light purple, mauve ...

With more than 100 types of garden flowers noted as edible, chances are you are already growing an edible flower or two. Imagine the visual appeal of lemonade laced with blue borage flowers ...

Edible flowers come in many varieties, but the common theme is that most are small and used sparingly. They are trendy at the moment, but at the same time, these consumable flora have been ...

Edible flowers have been used in cooking for centuries, so you’ll be in good company with the ancient Romans, Queen Victoria and many other cultures if you snip off a few to make your dishes and ...

The flowers, leaves, berries, bark and roots have all been used in traditional folk medicine for centuries. NOTE: All other parts of this plant, except the berries, are mildly toxic.

Dill, for example, can be planted in a flower garden and you can eat its tiny yellow blooms, as well as the lacy leaves. Other herbs with edible flowers include anise hyssop, mint, and chamomile.

A great bloom for summer parties. Marigold - tagetes species -- All are edible, but some taste better than others. But be aware of taste, which can be a bit over powering when over done.

Go to Bouquet Banquet ‘s listing for details on each type of edible flower, including its Latin name (important for safe identification), information on taste, and suggested uses in the kitchen.

Fact: Ingestion of edible flowers can result in allergic reactions, particularly in those who have asthma, pollen allergies, hay fever and other types of allergies.

For more information about cooking with edible flowers, check out Los Altos gardener Rosalind Creasy's "The Edible Flower Garden," Periplus Editions, 1999. This is a great, thorough book -- my ...

Clasby said there are two types of edible flowers, wild and cultivated. Sorrel and nasturtium are particularly attractive, she said, and grow wild on her farm in Malibu.