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42 Flowers You Can Eat

The culinary use of flowers dates back thousands of years Chinese, Greeks and Romans. Many cultures use flowers in traditional cuisine of thinking pumpkin in Italian petals and rose in Indian cuisine. Adding flowers to your food can be a good way to add color, flavor, and a little fantasy. Some are spicy, herbaceous and some, while others are floral and fragrant. The track is pretty amazing.

It is not unusual flower petals are used in salads, teas, and as a topping for desserts, but inspire-roll and spicy creative uses (such as chive blossoms) in noodles made floral hand incorporated into the homemade ice cream, pickle flower buds (like injuries) substitute capers, use them to make a simple floral syrup for use in lemonade or a cocktail. (See a recipe for dandelion syrup here.) Once I gladioli follow a recipe for pumpkin flowers stuffed bit there, I know, but they were great. So many possibilities ...

Allium

All the flowers of the allium family (leeks, garlic, chives, garlic chives) are edible and tasty! Flavors range from delicate to robust garlic leeks. Each of these plants are edible.

Angelica

Depending on the variety, the flowers range from pale to dark lavender-pink and have a taste of licorice.

Anise Hyssop

Both the flowers and leaves have an anise or licorice subtle flavor.

Arugula

The flowers are small with dark centers and similar pungent with leaves. They vary in color from white to yellow to dark purple stripes.

Bachelor Button

Grassy flavor, the petals are edible, but avoid the bitter cup.

Basil

Flowers come in a variety of colors, from pink to white to lavender; taste is similar to leaves, but softer.

Lemon balm

Red flowers are mint.

Borage

The flowers are a beautiful blue and cucumber flavor!

Calendula / Marigold

Spot a large flower, marigold flowers are spicy, spicy, spicy and vibrant golden color adds dashboard to any dish.

Eyelets / Dianthus

The petals are soft, when cut from the base. The taste of her sweet flowers, fragrant aroma.

Chamomile

Small and daisylike flowers have a mild flavor and are often used in tea. suffering from ragweed may be allergic to chamomile.

Chervil

The flowers and delicate flavor, which colors anise.

Chicory

Earthiness slightly bitter chicory is evident in the petals and buds, which can be preserved.

Chrysanthemum

A little bitter, mothers come in a rainbow of colors and a variety of flavors ranging from pepper to touch. Use the petals only.

Coriander

Such as leaves, flowers people either love or hate. Flowers from the grass taste grass. Use them fresh, as they lose their charm when heated.

 

Citrus (orange, lemon, lime, grapefruit, kumquat)

Citrus flowers are sweet and very fragrant. Use sparingly on a perfume or a plate.

Clover

The flowers are sweet with a hint of licorice.

Dandelion

Read an entire post on dandelions here: Dandelion food harvest. (I'm crazy about dandelions.)

Dill

Dill like yellow flowers and grass leaves.

Daisy

These are not the petals are better tasting a little bitter, but they look great!

Fennel

Yellow fennel flowers are eye candy, with a subtle licorice flavor, much like the grass itself.

Fuchsia

Hot fuchsia flowers make a beautiful decoration.

Gladiolus

Who knew? While gladioli are unsightly, can be filled, or removed by an interesting salad topping petals.

Hibiscus

Famously used in the hibiscus tea, dynamic cranberry flavor is safe and can be used in moderation.

Hollyhock

Sweet and vegetables, purple flowers make a attractive edible garnish.

Impatiens

The flowers have a much better taste and beautiful ornament or candied.

Jasmine

These super-fragrant flowers are used in tea; Can also be used in sweet dishes, but in moderation.

Johnny-jump-up

Charming and delightful, flowers have a great subtle flavor to salads, pasta, fruit dishes and drinks with mint.

Lavender

Sweet flowers, spicy and fragrant are a great addition to sweet and savory dishes

Verbena

Small white flowers are infused with lemon and great for teas and desserts.

Lilac

The flowers are moving, but the floral citrus fragrance reflects your taste as well.

Mint

Flowers are surprise! -minty. Its intensity varies between varieties.

Nasturtium

An edible flowers of the most popular nasturtium flowers are brightly colored with a soft, floral explosion with a final chili. When the flowers go to seed, the pod is a marvel of sweet and spicy. You can fill flowers, add the salad leaves, buds pickles and capers, and ornament to your heart's content.

Oregano

The flowers are a beautiful version subtle leaf.

Thought

The petals are indefinitely at a time, but if you eat any flower you get more flavor.

Radishes

They vary in color, radish flowers have a distinctive bite, spicy.

Roses

Remove, bitter white base and the remaining petals have a perfect strongly fragrant flavor floating in drinks or desserts distribution, and a variety of jams. All roses are edible, with a flavor more pronounced in the darker varieties.

Rosemary

As the flowers like a softer version of the grass; kind used as a garnish for dishes that include rosemary.

Sage

The flowers have a subtle flavor similar to the leaves.

Pumpkin and pumpkin

Once flowers are wonderful for filling vehicles, each with a slight pumpkin flavor. Stamens removed before use.

Sunflower

The petals can be eaten cooked egg steamed like an artichoke.

Violets

Another famous edible purple flowers are floral, sweet and beautiful as garrisons. Use flowers in salads and decorating desserts and drinks



Orchid Care and Maintenance : Falling Orchid Flower Buds

Things have been so hectic around here lately (family friends came to Florida for a visit) that I’ve gotten a bit behind in answering my orchid care emails.

So, rather than respond to everyone individually, I figured I could respond to emails right here on the blog.

Today’s Orchid Care and Maintenance Question is from Sheila in upstate New York.

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Question: My orchid flower buds shrivel and fall off my orchids before they open?  Why?

Orchid, Orchids, Bud Blast

Answer:

Great question Sheila!  Healthy orchid plants that have buds fall off the stem before they have a chance to open are suffering from “bud blast”.  This can be caused due to rapid changes in environment and even air pollutants such as smoke, paint thinner or aerosol sprays and ethylene gas that is released from ripening fruit.

Are you moving your orchid around the house daily?  Is there a cold or hot draft that might be affecting it?  Or is it sitting on the kitchen table near your fruit bowl?

You can read a bit more about how temperature changes affect orchids in my earlier post: Orchid Flowers and Bud Blast.

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Warmest wishes from sunny Florida,

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25 Clever Uses for Vinegar in the Garden

Bill and I are really making a conscious effort to change the way things operate in our household.   I’ve already phased out all of our previous household cleaners with natural cleaning solutions and I’ve been so pleased with the results I thought I’d continue the work outdoors.

We are in the process of transitioning the garden into a more environmentally friendly place–finding options for natural pesticides and fertilizers (that really work).

It may come as a surprise, but we’ve actually saved money transitioning our home and garden into greener spaces.   Natural and environmental friendly does not necessarily  mean more expensive!

One of my absolute favorite natural secrets is vinegar.  It is super cheap, widely available and has so many great uses around the house and garden!

White distilled vinegar provides many safe and natural ways to protect and enhance your garden and gardening tools. Not only will you feel good about keeping children and pets (and you!) away from pesticides and other chemicals, you’ll feel great about the low cost of vinegar compared to those other products.

25 Clever Uses for Vinegar in the Garden

1. Kill weeds and grass growing in unwanted places by pouring full-strength white distilled vinegar on them. This works especially well in crevices and cracks of walkways and driveways.

2. Give acid-loving plants like azaleas, rhododendrons, hydrangeas and gardenias a little help by watering them with a white distilled vinegar solution now and again. A cup of white distilled vinegar to a gallon of tap water is a good mixture.

3. Stop ants from congregating by pouring white distilled vinegar on the area.

4. Discourage cats from getting into the kids’ sandbox with white distilled vinegar.

5. Preserve cut flowers and liven droopy ones by adding 2 tablespoons white distilled vinegar and 1 teaspoon sugar to a quart of water in a vase.

6. Get rid of the water line in a flower vase by filling it with a solution of half water and half white distilled vinegar, or by soaking a paper towel in white distilled vinegar and stuffing it into the vase so that it is in contact with the water line.

7. Clean out stains and white mineral crusts in clay, glazed and plastic pots by soaking them for an hour or longer in a sink filled with a solution of half water and half white distilled vinegar.

8. Remove crusty rim deposits on house planters or attached saucers by soaking them for several hours in an inch of full-strength white distilled vinegar.

9. Clean a birdbath by scrubbing it often with undiluted white distilled vinegar. Rinse well.

10. Get rid of rust on spigots, tools, screws or bolts by soaking the items overnight or for several days in undiluted white distilled vinegar.

11. Neutralize garden lime by adding white distilled vinegar to the area.

12. Avoid skin problems after working in the garden by rinsing your hands in white distilled vinegar.

13. Increase the acidity of soil by adding white distilled vinegar to your watering can.

14. Eliminate anthills by pouring in white distilled vinegar.

15. Cure a cement pond before adding fish and plants by adding one gallon of white distilled vinegar to every 200 gallons of water. Let sit three days. Empty and rinse thoroughly.

16. Sanitize outdoor furniture and picnic tables with a cloth soaked in white distilled vinegar.

17. Kill slugs by spraying them with a mixture of 1 part water and 1 part white distilled vinegar.

18. To catch moths use a mixture of 2 parts white distilled vinegar and 1 part molasses. Place mixture in tin can and hang in a tree.

19. Keep rabbits from eating your plants. Put cotton balls soaked in white distilled vinegar in a 35mm film container. Poke a hole in the top and place in the garden.

20. Remove berry stains on your hands by rubbing them with white distilled vinegar.

21. Clean plastic patio furniture with a solution of 1 tablespoon white distilled vinegar to 1 gallon of water.

22. Wash fresh vegetables with a mixture of 1 tablespoon of white distilled vinegar in 1 ½ quarts of water.

23. When cleaning an outdoor fountain, soak the pump in white distilled vinegar to remove any mineral deposits.

24. Clean a hummingbird feeder with white distilled vinegar—soap or detergent can leave behind harmful residue.

25. Remove mold from terra cotta pots by soaking in a solution of 1 cup white distilled vinegar, 1 cup chlorine bleach, and 1 gallon of warm water before scrubbing with a steel wool pad.

* Traditional white distilled vinegar found at your local supermarket is 5% acidic.  You can purchase a stronger 20% acidic vinegar (great for killing weeds) at a local nursery, farm supply company, or wherever organic gardening supplies are sold.

Warmest wishes from sunny Florida,

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Orchid Care Q& A: What’s Growing On My Orchid?!

Today’s Orchid Care Question comes from my blog reader Dan.  He’s new to Phals and has a couple of new leaves growing off the side of his plant.  He sent me some great photos and I thought I’d share his question and photos with all of you!  Enjoy :-)

Reader Question:

- Dan Binzel

Phal with Basal Keiki      Detail of Phal with Basal Keiki

Answer:

Hi Dan!

So glad you’ve included some photos with your question!  They are very helpful in seeing what exactly your orchid is growing.

What you have there is a basal keiki (baby plant) growing on your Phalaenopsis mother plant.  Kekis can grow at the base (basal) or further up along the stem.  Not really sure why keikis grow on some plants and not others, sometimes they just do.  You can even force keiki growth on orchids with a product known as Keiki Growth Paste.  It’s a great way to propagate your orchids!

Some growers believe that basal keikis sometimes grow on orchids that are under a lot of stress and dying, but they will also grow on perfectly healthy orchids.  From what I can see, your plant has very happy green leaves and looks like it is quite healthy.  I do see a few dry roots on the surface of the pot.  You can take this time to remove damaged roots and repot your orchid if it needs it (since it is no longer in bloom).

You’ll want to continue to mist both plants regularly–paying special attention to the keiki as it should start growing roots soon and you don’t want those to dry out.  Once the roots get long enough, you’ll be able to repot the baby orchid in its own pot.  Check out my previous post of keiki repotting here: Orchid Keiki Repotting Instructions

As far as the mother plant goes, the keiki growth should not impact it very much  A new flower spike will emerge from the base when the plant is rested enough and ready for reblooming.  Phals typically spike in the late Fall/early Winter season.  You’ll want to give your Phalaenopsis cooler nighttime temperatures to encourage it to rebloom.  I’m personally waiting for several of my own phals to spike in a few months.  The wait is well worth it!

Well, I believe that just about answers you question.  I hope this proves helpful!  Thanks again for your question and for sending in a photo!

Warmest wishes from sunny Florida,

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Miltassia - (MILTONIA x BRASSIA HYBRID)

Spindly indian red blossoms clamber along this orchid's stem, their chocolate brown-tipped petals seemingly in motion even when perfectly still. This dynamic hybrid of Brassia and Miltonia provides an unusual accent that would look just as good in a Southwest-style setting as it would in an Asian-theme or Ikea Postmodern room. Best of all, we found Miltassia to have a pleasant scent, which adds to its delightfully edgy character. Our Mediterranean-inspired ceramic vase, ivory white with terra-cotta vertical lines, provides a perfect counterpoint. Own both of them now and enjoy!


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