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All flowers from the species grouped in the following table can be picked in the garden, to give your table a little
extra touch of originality and romance. Please note that many plants from your vegetable garden, and many trees and shrubs possess flowers
that can be eaten.
| COMMUN NAME |
SCIENTIFIC NAME |
TYPE |
BLOOMING
MONTHS (Montréal)* |
FLOWER USE |
COMMENTS |
| Adam's needle |
Yucca filamentosa |
perennial |
July to Aug. |
garnish |
Edible petals |
| Balloon flower |
Platycodon grandiflorus |
perennial |
July to Aug. |
salad, stuffed, crystallized, butter |
Chewable consistency. Sweet taste. |
| Bee balm |
Monarda didyma |
perennial |
July to Aug. |
salad, tea, lemonade |
Sweet taste. Edible leaves. |
| Begonia |
Begonia gr. semperflorens |
annual |
June to Sept. |
fruit salad, crystallized, garnish |
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| Busy Lizzy |
Impatiens walleriana |
annual |
June to Sept. |
garnish |
Chewable texture. Petals or whole flowers. |
| Carnation |
Dianthus caryophyllus |
annual |
June to Sept. |
salad, crystallized, butter, lemonade, garnish |
Strongly scented, nutmeg aroma. |
| Grass pink |
Dianthus plumarius |
perennial |
June to July |
| Sweet William |
Dianthus barbatus |
biennial |
June to Aug. |
| Chrysanthemum |
Chrysanthemum x morifolium |
perennial |
Sept. to Nov. |
salad, soup, sauce |
Bitter taste, blanch petals before using. Edible leaves. |
| Common dandelion |
Taraxacum officinale |
annual |
May to June |
salad, crystallized |
Young leaves and buds are edible. Pick all the blossoms. |
| Common sunflower |
Helianthus annuus |
annual |
Aug. to Sept. |
salad, soup |
Edible seeds. |
| Common yarrow |
Achillea millefolium |
annual |
July to Aug. |
herbal tea, tea, lemonade |
Leaves and fruit also edible. |
| Corn flag |
Gladiolus cv. |
bulb |
Aug. to Sept. |
salad, stuffed, garnish |
Sweet taste. |
| Corn poppy |
Papaver rhoeas |
annual |
June to Sept. |
garnish, syrup |
Petals only. |
| Daylily |
Hemerocallis cv. |
perennial |
July to Aug. |
salad, soup, stuffed, candied |
Chewable consistency. Peppery after-taste. Buds can be cooked or fried. Possible allergies, test. |
| English daisy |
Bellis perennis |
biennial |
June |
salad, crystallized |
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| Garden hollyhock |
Alcea rosea |
biennial |
July to Aug. |
salad, crystallized stuffed |
Edible buds. |
| Garden snapdragon |
Antirrhinum majus |
annual |
June to Sept. |
salad, crystallized |
Strong odour, use moderately. |
| Geranium |
Pelargonium spp. |
annual |
June to Sept. |
salad, crystallized, flower water, garnish |
Leaves of species can be used for steeping. |
| Lady's eardrops |
Fuchsia spp. |
annual |
June to Sept. |
crystallized, marinated, garnish |
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| Marigold |
Tagetes lucida
Tagetes patula
Tagetes tenuifolia |
annual
annual
annual |
June to Sept. |
salad, herbal tea, garnish |
Saffron substitute. Some cultivars have citrus tastes. |
| Musk mallow |
Malva moschata
Malva sylvestris |
perennial
annual |
June to Sept. |
salad, crystallized |
Most mallows are edible. |
| Nasturtium |
Tropaeolum majus |
annual |
June to Sept. |
salad, butter, stuffed, crystallized |
Taste close to watercress. Rich in vitamin C. Buds, sees and leaves edible. |
| Pansy |
Viola tricolor
Viola x wittrockiana |
annual |
June to Sept. |
salad, crystallized, butter |
Remove the bitter stem before using. |
| Perennial phlox |
Phlox paniculata |
perennial |
July to Aug. |
fruit salad, crystallized, butter |
Chewable consistency. Slightly spicy taste. |
| Plantain lily |
Hosta spp. |
perennial |
July to Aug. |
salad, crystallized, fried, pickled, baked |
Hosta fortunei is the tastiest species. Edible buds. |
| Pot marigold |
Calendula officinalis |
annual |
June to Sept. |
salad, soup, butter, sauce, drinks, cookies |
Saffron substitute. Edible buds. |
| Queen-of-the-meadow |
Filipendula ulmaria |
perennial |
July to Aug. |
tea, herbal tea, drinks |
Strongly scented. |
| Stock |
Matthiola incana |
annual |
June to Sept. |
salad, crystallized |
Perfumed taste. |
| Tulip |
Tulipa cv. |
bulb |
May to June |
salad, crystallized, stuffed |
Chewable consistency, slightly sweet taste. Remove stamens and pistils before using. |
| Violet |
Viola cornuta
Viola odorata |
annual
perennial |
June to Sept.
May to June |
salad, vinegar, butter, tea, syrup, jelly |
Strongly scented. Edible leaves. |
annual : Non hardy perennial in the Montréal region, cultivated as an annual
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