Edible flowers can be used in a variety of interesting ways and they will not only be unusual but very impressive and tasty as well. Some add flavors like adding herbs will do for your recipes and others have their own wonderful fresh flavors.

One very creative and beautiful way to use the blossoms of flowers is by making them into delectable ice cubes for festive drinks. Any time you are using flowers for eating or cooking ingredients it is imperative that they are rinsed carefully to get any residue from pesticides off the petals or the blossoms. You can purchase flowers that were grown without pesticides or if you grow your own be sure to use organic growing medium.

To make your flower ice cubes you will first bring water to a boil for about two minutes. Take the water from the heat and leave to cool down to the temperature of the room. The reason for doing this is to make sure that the ice cubes will freeze clear and beautiful. Put a flower or arrange a couple petals at the bottom of each ice cube section of the ice cube tray. Only fill the tray half way up with the room temperature water and let it freeze solid. Then you can finish filling each compartment of the ice cube tray to the top with the rest of the water that you boiled. Let this freeze solid and it is ready for use when you are ready to dress up your beverage.

Ice cubes with edible flowers are great additions to your Valentine's Day celebration or any romantic or special occasion. They are guaranteed to delight and impress. Another way to impress your guests or make a very romantic treat is to make tea using the petals of edible flowers.

The ratio you will need to make a tasty and beautiful cup of tea is one cup of boiled water with one tablespoon of petals from edible flowers. For instance, the romantic and aromatic rose makes a lovely tea drink using either the petals from the rose or the hips. This rose petal tea drink has a little tangy taste with a light floral aroma and flavor. This is a great tea to serve at a lady's party like a shower or woman's group.

If you are serving an iced tea then the edible flower ice cubes will be a wonderful addition. Edible flowers make delightful candied treats when they are crystallized and will go well along with your flower pedal tea.

Spicy Edible Flowers great to add to salads or eat alone but FLOWER ONLY

Edible Flowers added made any recipe special!

Party Time - Add Edible Flowers to finger sandwich and magic happens!

Grow you own edible flowers and herbs at home.Beautiful and tasty. **THIS IS A COPY/PASTE DIRECTLY FROM WIKIPEDIA... List of edible flowers From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This is a list of edible flowers. Caution: Other parts than the flowers of the plants mentioned in this list may be poisonous. This is an incomplete list that may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with entries that are reliably sourced. Scientific name Flavor Color Common name Abelmoschus esculentus Vegetal Medium-yellow Okra Allium schoenoprasum Onion Lavender-pink Chives Althaea Vegetal White, pink, red Marshmallow plant Anethum graveolens Herbal Yellowish-green Dill Antirrhinum majus Bitter Wide range Snapdragon Anthriscus cerefolium Herbal White Chervil Bellis perennis Mildly bitter Pink Daisy Borago officinalis Anise Lilac [1] Starflower Brassica oleracea Spicy Green Cabbage, etc. Calendula officinalis Slightly bitter Yellow, orange Marigold Centaurea cyanus Vegetal White, pink, blue Cornflower Chrysanthemum Strong Wide range Chrysanthemum Cichorium intybus Herbal Blue Chicory Cucurbita pepo Vegetal Yellow [2] Squash, etc. Dianthus Sweet clove Wide range Carnation Eruca sativa Spicy White Arugula Foeniculum vulgare Mildly anise Yellow-green Fennel Galium odoratum Sweet, nutty, vanilla White Woodruff, etc. Helianthus annuus Varies Yellow Sunflower Hemerocallis Vegetal, sweet Wide range [3] Daylily Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Mildly citrus Rose, red Chinese hibiscus Lavandula Sweet, perfumed Lavender Lavender, etc. Levisticum officinale Celery White Lovage Lonicera japonica Sweet White to pale yellow Japanese honeysuckle Malus Floral White to pink Apple, etc. Matricaria recutita Sweet apple White Camomile Mentha Minty Purple Mint, etc. Monarda didyma Minty, sweet, hot Wide range Bergamot, etc. Ocimum basilicum Herbal White, lavender Basil Passiflora Vegetal Purple Passion flower Pelargonium Varies Wide range Geranium Phaseolus vulgaris Vegetal Purple Common bean Rosa Perfumed Wide range Rose Rosmarinus officinalis Herbal Blue Rosemary Salvia elegans Sweet, fruity Red Pineapple sage Salvia officinalis Herbal Purple-blue Common sage Sambucus canadensis Sweet White American elderberry Syringa vulgaris Varies Lavender Lilac Tagetes patula Bitter Yellow, orange French marigold Tagetes tenuifolia Spicy, herbal Yellow French marigold Taraxacum officinale Sweet, honey-like Yellow Common dandelion Thymus Herbal White Thyme Tilia Honey-like White Linden, etc. Trifolium pratense Sweet Red Red clover Tropaeolum majus Spicy, peppery Wide range Indian cress, etc. Tulipa Vegetal Wide range Tulip Viola odorata Sweet, perfumed Purple, white Common violet Viola tricolor Wintergreen Purple and yellow Heart's ease, etc. List of poisonous flowers From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards. No cleanup reason has been specified. Please help improve this article if you can. (May 2008) Oleander flowers in Maharashtra, India. all blue flowers are poisonous Aconitum Adonis Anthurium Angel's Trumpet Asclepias (Milkweed) Azalea Belladonna Bloodflower Bloodroot Boxwood Buttercup Butterfly Bush[citation needed] Scotch Broom Blue Cohosh Calla Lily Caladium Century Plant Clematis Crown Vetch Colchicum Daffodil Datura Delphinium Dogbane Duranta erecta, Alternative Name(s): Geisha Girl, Sheena's Gold. Leaves, fruit and bark are poisonous. False Indigo Foxglove (Grecian, Purple, Yellow) Frangipani Gloriosa lily Goldenseal Grevillea Henbane Horse Nettle Horse-chestnut Iris Laceflower Larkspur Lantana Lily Lily of the Valley Lobelia (Cardinal Flower) Lords and ladies Maikoa Moleplant Monkshood Morning Glory Mountain Laurel Nightshade Oleander Opium Philodendron Pittosporum Poison Hemlock Pokeroot Rhododendron Spurge (the weed) Stramonium Sweetpea Toloache Wisteria Yellow Bell Yellow Jessamine  Viola ×   Wittrockiana This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.