Edible Flowers

Did you know that some of the flowers in your Florida garden might be more than just a pretty face? There are several flowers that are considered edible, including marigolds, hisbiscus, pansies and water hyacinths.

UF/IFAS Sites

• Have Your Flowers and Eat Them Too
• Yucca Produces National Flower

UF/IFAS Publications

• Cardoons: Edible Member of Sunflower Family (PDF)
• Growing and Using Edible Gingers in North Florida (PDF)
• Keep Fresh Herbs and Edible Flowers Handy with a Kitchen Garden (PDF)
• Lavender: A Cool Plant for the Winter (PDF, page 6)

Also on Gardening in a Minute

• Chrysanthemums
• Culinary Herbs
• Hibiscus
• Nasturtium

Other Sites

• Edible Flower Gardening--University of Vermont Extension
• Edible Flowers--Colorado State University Extension
• Edible Flowers--Iowa State University Extension (PDF)
• Edible Flowers--North Carolina Cooperative Extension
• Edible Flowers--University of Minnesota Extension
• Edible Flowers--University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension
• Edible Flowers--University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension
• Incredible Edible Flowers--University of Illinois Extension