Edible Flowers in a salad with Dandelion leaves

Fun Flower Recipes

Delicious and creative recipes using edible flowers.
Citrus fruit in tree

July 2002

  Navel Orange Tree – Citrus sinensis ‘Washington Navel’ Origin – Brazil If the origin of Brazil has you scratching your head, here’s the story. Bahia, Brazil is the place

Wild grasses in wetland

June 2002

  Wild Rice – Zizania aquatica Origin – North America I’m actually going to use this desirable aquatic grass as starting point to get into the subject of water gardening.

Ten Rules for Edible Flowers

Basic ground rules on how to safely introduce edible flowers into your bird's diet.
Sunflower seed head ready for harvest

May 2002

Sunflower – Helianthus annuus Origin: North America This diverse genus has come a long way since I was kid trying to grow a few “Sunnies” from a handful of seed.

Pleione orchid with pink blooms

April 2002

  Pleione Orchid – Pleione  formosana ,and  ssp. Origin: China, Northern India, Nepal, Thailand I am having such a good time with these orchids that I thought I’d let you