Would you drink flowers if you could?

I made this drink out of hoeny suckle flowers it's the non-alcholic version of hoenysuckle wine, but it tastes exactly how the flowers smell. I can't sell it because some people are allergic to the flowers. Me and my husband love it but, it seems to a lot of people flower nectar tastes funny. What other flowers would you like to try to drink if they are not poisionous? Can you name some edible flowers?

Would you drink flowers if you could?
How about some of the fruits like Watermelon Wine -- there is a country song about that. I bet it is tasty.





There are quite a few edible flowers


Table 1. (format of the list)


Edible Flowers


Common name


Scientific name


Flavor


Color


Comments





Anise hyssop


Agastache foeniculum


Anise


Lilac


Self seeding perennial





Apple


Malus spp.


Floral


White to pink


Eat in moderation since flowers contain cyanide precursors





Arugula


Eruca vesicaria sativa


Spicy


White


Annual; once flowers form the leaves become bitter





Basil


Ocimum basilicum


Herbal


White, lavender


Annual





Bachelor's button


Centaurea cyanus


Vegetal


White, pink, blue


Annual; petals are edible; the calyx is bitter





Bee balm


Monarda didyma


Minty, sweet, hot


Wide range


Perennial





Borage


Borago officinalis


Herbal


Blue


Annual; use with nasturtium; use sparingly -- diuretic effects





Broccoli


Brassica officinalis


Spicy


Green


Annual





Calendula


Calendula officinalis


Slightly bitter


Yellow, orange


Annual; most often used for color rather than flavor





Chamomile


Chamaemelum noblis


Sweet apple


White


Perennial; drink tea in moderation -- contains thuaone; ragweed sufferers may be allergic to chamomile





Chervil


Anthriscus cerefolium


Herbal


White


Annual





Chicory


Cichorium intybus


Herbal


Blue


Perennial





Chives


Allium schoeonoprasum


Onion


Lavender-pink


Perennial; avoid eating whole flower; taste can be overwhelming





Chrysanthemum


Chrysanthemum spp.


Strong


Perennial


Use the florets; strong flavor





Dandelion


Taraxacum officinale


Sweet, honey-like


Yellow


Perennial; use young flowers, mature flowers become bitter; flowers close after picking





Daylily


Hemerocallis spp.


Vegetal, sweet


Wide range


Perennial; may act as a diuretic or laxative; eat in moderation





Dianthus


Dianthus spp.


Sweet clove flavor


Wide range


Perennial; remove the narrow base of the petals (bitter)





Dill


Anethum graveolens


Herbal


Yellowish-green


Annual





Elderberry


Sambucus canadensis


Sweet


White


Perennial; do not wash flowers since it removes much of the flavor





English daisy


Bellis perennis


Mildly bitter


Pink


Perennial; ray flowers have a mildly bitter taste





Fennel


Foeniculum vulgare


Mildly anise


Yellow-green


Normally grown as an annual





Hibiscus


Hibiscus rosa-sinensis


Mildly citrus


Rose, red


Showy edible garnish





Hollyhock


Althea rosea


Vegetal


White, pink, red


Showy edible garnish





Honeysuckle


Lonicera japonica


Sweet


White to pale yellow


Perennial; do not use other honeysuckle flowers





Johnny-jump-up


Viola tricolor


Wintergreen


Purple and yellow


Annual; the petals have little flavor unless the green sepals are included; contain saponins and may be toxic in large amounts





Lavender


Lavendula spp.


Sweet, perfumed flavor


Lavender


Perennial; use sparingly due to intense flavor; lavender oil may be poisonous





Lilac


Syringa vulgaris


Varies


Lavender


Wide variation in flavor -- from no flavor to green and herbaceous to lilac





Linden


Tilia spp.


Honey-like


White


Frequent consumption of linden flower tea can cause heart damage





Lovage


Levisticum officinale


Celery


White


Perennial





Marigold


Tagetes patula


Bitter


Yellow, orange


Annual; Lemon Gem and Tangerine Gem have the best flavor





Mint


Mentha spp.


Minty


Purple


Perennial; each type of mint has its own unique flavor





Nasturtium


Tropaeolum majus


Spicy, peppery


Wide range


Annual





Okra


Abelmoschus esculentus


Vegetal


Yellow


Annual





Pansy


Viola x wittrockiana


Vegetal


Wide range


Annual; has a slightly sweet green or grassy flavor; petals have a mild flavor; whole flower has a wintergreen flavor





Passion flower


Passiflora spp.


Vegetal


Purple


Vine; showy flowers best used as a garnish





Pineapple sage


Salvia elegans


Sweet, fruity


Red


Perennial; flavor has a hint of mint and spice





Red clover


Trifolium pratense


Sweet


Red


Annual; raw clover flowers are not easily digestible





Rose


Rosa spp.


Perfumed


Wide range


Perennial: remove the white, bitter base of the petal





Rosemary


Rosmarinus officinalis


Herbal


Blue


Perennial





Sage


Salvia officinalis


Herbal


Purple-blue


Perennial





Scarlet runner bean


Phaseolus vulgaris


Vegetal


Purple


Annual; flower only last one to two days





Scented geraniums


Pelargonium spp.


Varies


Wide range


Perennial; the flavor is usually similar to the scent of the leaves





Signet marigold


Tagetes signata


Spicy, herbal


Yellow


Annual; may be harmful if eaten in large amounts; other marigolds are edible but have a tangy to bitter flavor





Snapdragon


Anthirrhinum majus


Bitter


Wide range


Annual; use as a garnish





Squash


Curcubita pepo


Vegetal


Yellow


Annual





Sunflower


Helianthus annuus


Varies


Yellow


Annual; flower is best eaten in bud stage when it has an artichoke flavor; petals of open flowers have a bitter- sweet flavor; pollen can cause a reaction for some people





Sweet woodruff


Galium odoratum


Sweet, nutty, vanilla


White


Can have a blood thinning effect if eaten in large amounts





Thyme


Thymus spp.


Herbal


White


Perennial herb





Tulip


Tulipa spp.


Vegetal


Wide range


Bulb; good stuffed





Violet


Viola odorata


Sweet, perfumed


Purple, white


Perennial; use candied or fresh











Excellent article about edible flowers: http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/hil/h...
Reply:I love it too! I also love jasmine flowers. Drinking it makes me refreshed and calm. I love its aroma. Yes! Flowers taste exactly how they smell. That's what makes it special.





Common edible flowers


Daisies (Bellis perennis quills)


Dandelions (Taraxacum officinale leaves, roots, flowers, petals, buds)


Daylilies (Hemerocallis buds, flowers, petals)


Pansies (Viola x Wittrockiana flowers, petals)


Pot Marigolds (Calendula officinalis petals with white heel removed)


Nasturtium (blossoms and seeds)


Osmanthus fragrans (flower)


Chrysanthemum (flower)


Roses (Rosa petals with white heel removed, rose hips)


Sunflowers (Helianthus annuus buds, petals, seeds)


Sesbania grandiflora (flower)


Citrus blossoms (lemon, orange, lime, grapefruit)


Clover


Hibiscus


Honeysuckle


Jasmine (for tea)


Lilac (salads)





Website:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edible_flow...
Reply:Oh yes, most certainly. I always wondered what Lilacs would taste like if they were made in to a drink. They smell Heavenly. Back in the old west days, didn't they used to make honey suckle wine and drinks like that?!? I wish I had some of those old recipes. :)
Reply:Can you e-mail me the recipe for that drink, it sounds really good. I love drinking the nectar out of the flowers in the summer, but it takes forever to get one tiny drop.
Reply:flame lily or ordinary lily





hybiscus flowers and pumpkin flowers are edible!
Reply:No, I would definitely NOT recommend drinking perfume......which is basically liquified flowers mixed with some gross smelling stuff to give it staying power.
Reply:http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;...
Reply:They honey suckle flowers in a drink sounds declicious actually! I can't think of any others to be honest!
Reply:TRY BOILING WATER WITH WEED STEMS IN IT IF YOU CAN GET YOUR HANDS ON SOME..... IT IS SOOOOOO RELAXING AND GOOD FOR YOU LIKE "green tea"
Reply:i wouldn't drink up but if you do, MORE POWER TO YA
Reply:Kudzu blossoms are not poisonous and they smell like grape KOol-aid
Reply:i used to make perfume out of rose petals not sure wether i would try a drink suppose id try any think once lol
Reply:I rub flowers on my nakey body and it smells so good.
Reply:Daisies....make wine (but you need pounds and pounds of their little heads)


Rose petals...are usually put in salads.
Reply:There is no way I'm drinking flowers.
Reply:roses?
Reply:Will I lose any weight drinking it? I have to get on a diet.
Reply:nope i dont like flowers
Reply:yes if i can because i really like flower
Reply:Interesting! I think it would be cool to taste Roses ^^
Reply:i would snort them
Reply:no.
Reply:if it tastes gud thn y not? so yeah.... i wud......
Reply:Here is a small list of edible flowers.





Abutilon megapotamicum - Trailing Abutilon


Abutilon x hybridum - Chinese Lantern


Abutilon x milleri - Trailing Abutilon


Abutilon x suntense


Acacia aneura - Mulga


Acacia coriacea - wiry wattle


Acacia cultriformis - Dogtooth Wattle


Acacia dealbata - Mimosa


Acacia decurrens - Green Wattle


Acacia longifolia - Golden Wattle


Acacia melanoxylon - Blackwood


Acacia paradoxa - prickly wattle


Acacia podalyriifolia - Mt. Morgan Wattle


Acacia pycnantha - Golden Wattle


Acacia retinodes - Retinodes Water Wattle


Acacia saligna - Coojong


Acacia sophorae - Coastal Wattle


Acacia verticillata - Prickly Moses


Acca sellowiana - Feijoa


Acer macrophyllum - Oregon Maple





Al


Albizia julibrissin - Mimosa


Alcea rosea - Hollyhock


Alliaria petiolata - Garlic Mustard


Allium acuminatum - Hooker's Onion


Allium aflatunense


Allium akaka


Allium altaicum


Allium ampeloprasum - Wild Leek


Allium ampeloprasum babbingtonii - Babbington's Leek


Allium angulare


Allium angulosum - Mouse Garlic


Allium atropurpureum


Allium bisceptrum - Aspen Onion


Allium bodeanum


Allium bolanderi - Bolander's Onion


Allium brevistylum - Shortstyle Onion


Allium canadense - Wild Onion


Allium canadense mobilense - Canadian Garlic


Allium carinatum - Keeled Garlic


Allium carolinianum


Allium cepa - Onion


Allium cepa aggregatum - Potato Onion


Allium cepa ascalonicum - Shallot


Allium cernuum - Nodding Onion


Allium chinense - Rakkyo


Allium condensatum


Allium cupanii


Allium douglasii - Douglas' Onion


Allium dregeanum - Wild Onion


Allium drummondii - Prairie Onion


Allium fistulosum - Welsh Onion


Allium flavum - Small Yellow Onion


Allium galanthum


Allium geyeri - Geyer's Onion


Allium geyeri tenerum


Allium giganteum - Giant Onion


Allium hookeri


Allium kunthii


Allium kurrat - Kurrat


Allium ledebourianum


Allium macleanii


Allium macropetalum - Largeflower Wild Onion


Allium macrostemon - No-Binu


Allium moly - Golden Garlic


Allium monanthum


Allium mutabile - Wild Onion


Allium neapolitanum - Daffodil Garlic


Allium obliquum - Twistedleaf Garlic


Allium oleraceum - Field Garlic


Allium orientale


Allium oschaninii


Allium paradoxum - Few-Flowered Leek


Allium pendulinum


Allium platycaule - Broadstemmed Onion


Allium porrum - Leek


Allium przewalskianum


Allium ramosum - Chinese Chives


Allium roseum - Rosy Garlic


Allium rubellum


Allium ruhmerianum


Allium sacculiferum


Allium sativum - Garlic


Allium sativum ophioscorodon - Serpent Garlic


Allium schoenoprasum - Chives


Allium schoenoprasum sibiricum - Giant Chives


Allium scorodoprasum - Rocambole


Allium scorodoprasum rotundum


Allium semenovii


Allium senescens - German Garlic


Allium sphaerocephalon - Round Headed Leek


Allium splendens - Miyama-Rakkyo


Allium stellatum - Prairie Onion


Allium stipitatum


Allium stracheyi


Allium suaveolens


Allium subhirsutum


Allium textile - Textile Onion


Allium thunbergii


Allium tricoccum - ramp


Allium triquetrum - Three-Cornered Leek


Allium tuberosum - Garlic Chives


Allium unifolium - One-Leaved Onion


Allium ursinum - Wild Garlic


Allium validum - Swamp Onion


Allium victorialis - Alpine Leek


Allium vineale - Crow Garlic


Allium wallichii - Jimbur


Alnus rhombifolia - White Alder


Alnus rubra - Red Alder


Alnus incana - Grey Alder


Alnus viridis - Green Alder or Sitka Alder





An-Ar


Anchusa azurea - Anchusa


Anchusa officinalis - Alkanet


Aponogeton distachyos - Water Hawthorn


Aquilegia brevistyla


Aquilegia buergeriana


Aquilegia canadensis - Wild Columbine


Aquilegia coerulea - Rocky Mountain Columbine


Aquilegia flabellata - Fan Columbine


Aquilegia flavescens - Columbine


Aquilegia formosa - Western Columbine


Aquilegia formosa truncata - Columbine


Aquilegia jonesii - Columbine


Aquilegia karelinii


Aquilegia pubescens - Columbine


Aquilegia shockleyi


Aquilegia vulgaris - Columbine


Arabis alpina - Alpine Rock Cress





As


Asclepias asperula - Antelope Horns


Asclepias hallii - Purple Silkweed


Asclepias incarnata - Swamp Milkweed


Asclepias lanceolata - Purple Silkweed


Asclepias mexicana


Asclepias ovalifolia


Asclepias pumila - Low Milkweed


Asclepias purpurascens - Purple Milkweed


Asclepias quadrifolia - Fourleaf Milkweed


Asclepias rubra - Red Silkweed


Asclepias speciosa - Showy Milkweed


Asclepias syriaca - Common Milkweed


Asclepias tuberosa - Pleurisy Root


Asclepias viridiflora - Green Milkweed


Asphodeline lutea - King's Spear


Aster kantoensis


Aster koraiensis


Astragalus multiceps





B


Barbarea vulgaris - Yellow Rocket


Bellis perennis - Daisy


Benincasa hispida - Wax Gourd


Berberis aristata - Chitra


Berberis canadensis - Allegheny Barberry


Betula glandulosa - Scrub Birch


Betula kenaica - Kenai Birch


Betula nana - Dwarf Birch


Betula occidentalis - Water Birch


Betula papyrifera - Paper Birch


Betula pendula - Silver Birch


Betula pubescens - White Birch


Borago officinalis - Borage


Brassica carinata - Abyssinian Cabbage


Brassica juncea - Brown Mustard


Brassica juncea crispifolia - Curled Mustard


Brassica juncea foliosa - Leaf Mustard


Brassica juncea multiceps - Green In The Snow


Brassica juncea napiformis - Root Mustard


Brassica juncea rugosa - Head Mustard


Brassica juncea tumida - Swollen-Stem Mustard


Brassica oleracea alboglabra - Chinese Kale


Brassica oleracea botrytis - Cauliflower


Brassica oleracea botrytis aparagoides - Nine Star Perennial Broccoli


Brassica oleracea italica - Broccoli


Brassica oleracea palmifolia - Jersey Kale


Brassica oleracea viridis - Collards


Brassica rapa nipposinica - Mizuna


Brassica rapa parachinensis - False Pak Choi


Brassica rapa pekinensis - Chinese Cabbage


Brassica rapa perviridis - Mustard Spinach


Broussonetia kazinoki - Kozo


Broussonetia papyrifera - Paper Mulberry


Bunias orientalis - Turkish Rocket





C


Cakile maritima - Sea Rocket


Calendula arvensis - Field Marigold


Calendula officinalis - Pot Marigold


Calochortus aureus - Mariposa Lily


Calochortus gunnisonii - Mariposa Lily


Calochortus macrocarpus - Sagebrush Mariposa Lily


Calochortus nuttallii - Sego Lily


Caltha leptosepala - Western Marsh Marigold


Caltha leptosepala howellii


Caltha natans


Caltha palustris - Marsh Marigold


Camellia japonica - Camellia


Campanula species - the Bellflowers. Many edible species including Campanula carpatica - Tussock Bellflower, Campanula persicifolia - Harebell, Campanula takesimana - Korean Bellflower.


Capsicum annuum - Sweet Pepper


Caragana sinica - Chinese Pea Shrub


Cardamine heptaphylla


Cardamine hirsuta - Hairy Bittercress


Cardamine kitaibelii


Cardamine pentaphyllos


Cardamine pratensis - Cuckoo Flower


Carlina acanthifolia


Carlina acaulis - Stemless Carline Thistle


Carlina vulgaris - Carline Thistle


Castanopsis hystrix[verification needed]


Catalpa ovata - Chinese Catalpa


Celastrus dependens


Centaurea cyanus - Cornflower


Centaurea nigra - Black Knapweed


Centranthus macrosiphon


Cercis canadensis - Redbud


Cercis occidentalis - Western Redbud


Cercis siliquastrum - Judas Tree


Chenopodium album - Fat Hen


Chenopodium bonus-henricus - Good King Henry


Chenopodium nuttalliae - Huauzontle


Chilopsis linearis - Desert Willow


Chimonanthus praecox - Winter Sweet


Chrysanthemum coronarium - Chop-Suey Greens


Chrysanthemum coronarium spatiosum - Chop-Suey Greens


Cichorium intybus - Chicory


Cirsium eriophorum - Wooly Thistle


Cirsium oligophyllum


Cirsium vulgare - Common Thistle


Citrus sinensis - Sweet Orange


Claytonia acutifolia - Bering Sea Spring Beauty


Claytonia megarhiza - Alpine Spring Beauty


Claytonia perfoliata - Miner's Lettuce


Claytonia scammaniana - Scamman's Claytonia


Claytonia tuberosa - Tuberous Spring Beauty


Claytonia umbellata - Great Basin Spring Beauty


Clematis terniflora - Sennin-So


Cleome serrulata - Rocky Mountain Beeplant


Clerodendrum japonicum


Cnicus benedictus - Blessed Thistle


Commelina communis - Day Flower


Convallaria keiskei - Lily Of The Valley


Crambe maritima - Seacale


Crataegus monogyna - Hawthorn


Cryptotaenia canadensis - Honewort


Cucurbita argyrosperma - Cushaw Pumpkin


Cucurbita foetidissima - Buffalo Gourd


Cucurbita maxima - Winter Squash


Cucurbita moschata - Squash


Cucurbita pepo - Pumpkin


Cydonia oblonga - Quince


Cynara cardunculus - Cardoon


Cynara scolymus - Globe Artichoke


Cytisus scoparius - Scotch Broom





D


Dahlia pinnata - Dahlia


Dahlia rosea - Dahlia


Daucus carota - Wild Carrot


Dendranthema indicum - Chrysanthemum


Dendranthema x grandiflorum - Chrysanthemum


Dianthus barbatus - Sweet William


Dianthus caryophyllus - Carnation


Dianthus plumarius - Pink


Dianthus superbus - Fringed Pink


Dichelostemma pulchellum - Wild Hyacinth


Dichopogon strictus - Chocolate Lily





E


Eleutherococcus gracylistylus - Wu Jia Pi


Epigaea repens - Mayflower


Epilobium angustifolium - Willow Herb


Epilobium latifolium - River Beauty


Eruca vesicaria sativa - Rocket


Erythrina herbacea - Cardinal Spear


Erythronium albidum - White Trout-Lily


Erythronium americanum - Trout Lily





F


Filipendula ulmaria - Meadowsweet


Fritillaria verticillata





G


Galinsoga parviflora - Gallant Soldier


Galium odoratum - Sweet Woodruff


Geranium bicknellii


Geranium erianthum - Wooly Geranium


Geranium viscosissimum - Sticky Geranium


Gladiolus cruentus


Gladiolus dalenii


Gundelia tournefortii





H


Hedychium coronarium - Butterfly Ginger


Helianthus annuus - Sunflower


Helwingia chinensis


Helwingia japonica


Hemerocallis species - day-lilies, many edible species


Heracleum sphondylium montanum - Cow Parsnip


Hibiscus cannabinus - Kenaf


Hibiscus diversifolius - Swamp Hibiscus


Hibiscus heterophyllus - Native Rosella


Hibiscus rosa-sinens