Edible flowers should do more than sit on top of a plate. The right varieties add peppery bite, citrus notes, cucumber freshness, colour, and a sense of garden immediacy.
The Best Everyday Garnish Flowers
Viola Sorbet Delft Blue, Tiger Eye Viola, and Johnny Jump-Up Viola are small, reliable, and easy to place on salads, cakes, butter, and composed plates.
Flowers With Distinct Flavour
Nasturtium Alaskan brings peppery leaves and flowers, Borage gives cucumber freshness, and Lemon Gem Marigold adds citrusy herb notes.
Colour Flowers
Bachelor Button Blue Boy, Barcelona Pink Dianthus, and Monaco Orange Snapdragon expand the palette.
Casa Verde takeaways
- Grow edible flowers without sprays.
- Pick flowers in the cool part of the day.
- Explore edible flower seeds.
Continue this topic: What Are Culinary Seeds? A Seed-to-Table Garden Guide and Best Culinary Seeds for Canadian Gardens. Browse the culinary seed collection.