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| Name | Picture | Comments | ||||||||||||||||
| English Daisy*
Bellis perennis |
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Tastes like: tangy, leafy. |
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| Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare |
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Tastes like: sweet, licorice flavor. | ||||||||||||||||
| Fuchsia
Fuchsia X hybrida |
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Tastes like: slightly acidic. | ||||||||||||||||
| Gardenia
Gardenia jasminoides |
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Tastes like: light, sweet flavor. | ||||||||||||||||
| Gladiolus*
Gladiolus spp |
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Tastes like: similar to lettuce. | ||||||||||||||||
| Hibiscus
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis |
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Tastes like: slightly acidic, boiled makes a nice beverage. | ||||||||||||||||
| Hollyhock
Alcea rosea |
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Tastes like: very bland, nondescript flavor. | ||||||||||||||||
| Honeysuckle: Japanese
Lonicera japonica |
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Berries are highly poisonous. Do not eat them! | ||||||||||||||||
| Hyssop
Hyssopus officinalis |
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Should be avoided by pregnant women and by those with hypertension and epilepsy. | ||||||||||||||||
| Impatiens
Impatiens wallerana |
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Tastes like: very bland, nondescript flavor. | ||||||||||||||||
| Jasmine: Arabian
Jasminum sambac |
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Tastes like: delicate sweet flavor, used for teas. | ||||||||||||||||
| Johnny-Jump-Up
Viola tricolor |
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Contains saponins and may be toxic in large amounts. Tastes like: sweet to bland flavor. | ||||||||||||||||
| Lavender
Lavendula species |
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Lavender oil may be poisenous. Tastes like: floral, slightly perfumey flavor. | ||||||||||||||||
| Lemon Verbena
Aloysia triphylla |
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Tastes like: lemony flavor, usually steeped for tea. | ||||||||||||||||
| Lilac
Syringa vulgaris |
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Tastes like: lemony, floral, pungent. | ||||||||||||||||
| Mallow: Common
Malva sylrestris |
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Tastes like: sweet, delicate flavor. | ||||||||||||||||
| Marigold: Signet
Tagetes tenuifolia (aka T. signata) |
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Tastes like: spicy to bitter. | ||||||||||||||||
| Marjoram
Origanum majorana |
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Tastes like: slightly minty, citrus. | ||||||||||||||||
| Mint
Mentha species |
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Tastes like: strong, clean minty. | ||||||||||||||||
| Mustard
Brassica species |
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Eating in large amounts may cause red skin blotches. | ||||||||||||||||
| *Only
the petals of these composite flowers are edible. The pollen of
composite flowers is highly allergenic and may cause reactions in
sensitive individuals. Sufferers of asthma, ragweed, and hayfever
should not consume composite flowers, and may have extreme allergies
to ingesting any flowers at all.
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