Dear Plant-edders,
I was surprised recently to find one of our local grocery stores has a
collection of edible flowers for sale. I was tempted to buy a box just to
get the list on the back. I do remember that it included roses and
marigolds! The latter did surprise me.
I have a wonderful recipe book by Adrienne Crowhurst called THE FLOWER
COOKBOOK (also author of THE WEEK COOKBOOK, which I haven't seen), from
Lancer Books, New York, 1973. At that time it sold for $2.95 plus $.10
postage, Lancer Books, Inc., 1560 Broadway, New York, N. Y. 10036.
A few items include:
Agrimonia eupatoria
Zizia aurea
Malus
Monarda Didyma
Stachys palustris
Borago officinalis
Cytisus scoparius (check spelling) - seeds "quite poisonous"
Sanguisorba minor
Dianthus
Nepeta cataria
Typha latifolia
Matricaria chamomilla
Cichorium intybus
Chrysanthemum
Trifolium pratense
Verbascum thapsus
Tussilago farfara
Primula veris
Bellis perennis
Hemerocallis fulva
Tragopogon pratensis
Gladiolus
Solidago odorata
Ulex europaeus
Muscari botryoides
Crataegus
Calluna vulgaris
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
Althea rosea
Lonicera
Humulus lupulus
Narcissus jonquilla
Citrus limonum
Syringa vulgaris
There are lots more - maybe later.
Janice
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Janice M. Glime, Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
Michigan Technological University
Houghton, MI 49931-1295
jmglime at mtu.edu
906-487-2546
FAX 906-487-3167
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