It is so sad to see good flowers slowly wither up on the table, dry out and lose their usefulness. Wouldn’t it be much nicer if you could use your bouquet of flowers like a fruit basket, picking out what you like the look of, and sprinkling some petals over your dessert, or in your salad, etc. Om nom nom, says the Flower Monster! However, you should always exercise extreme caution when eating something that is not specifically sold as food. Today we give you a guide to edible flower bouquet parts.
Eat the whole flower
If you get any of the following blooms in a flower bouquet, you can happily make much better use of them than waiting for them to dry up and putting them in the bin!
- Fruit bolossoms
- Carnaitons
- Gardenias
- Violets
- Lavender
- Roses
- Peony
- Snapdragons
If you get any of the following flowers in a bouquet, you'll be able to eat the petals only:
- Calendula
- Chrysanthemum
- Cornflower
- Gladiolus
- Sunflower
- Safflower
Poisonous flowers
Knowing which parts of your flower bouquet can not be eaten is just as important as knowing which can.
- Aganpathus
- Anemone
- Arum lily
- Aalea
- Calla lily
- Crocus
- Daphne'Delphinium
- Ivy
- Hyacinth
- Iris
- Tulip
- Poppy
- Ranunculus
- Rhododendron
General safety notes
If your flower is not on the list, you should assume it is NOT safe to eat.
Always wash flowers first, even if they were grown in your own garden. You don't know what the birds and bees have been doing on them!
