Edible Flower Guide
Edible Flower Guide
A handy guide to three dozen blooms to help you sort out the best ones to adorn drinks, desserts, salads, savory dishes or tabletops.
Nothing dresses up a moment quite like fresh flowers—and ours are also edible!
Flowers bring intense colors and beautiful shapes to food presentation, but it’s very important that the flowers used are sold as edible. Not only are many flower varieties not safe to eat, but usually the flowers you see in stores weren’t grown to be eaten, they were grown to be looked at. This means they have likely been sprayed or grown with chemicals that may be safe to touch or smell but could leech into surrounding food and should never be consumed. These edible flowers have been selected for their color and appearance but grown to be safe for human consumption.
Size½” by 1″
FlavorLike arugula
FloatsOn Side
Shelf LifeUp to 4 Days
Best forSavory
Size½” wide
FlavorSour/sweet, like green apple
FloatsOn Side
Shelf Life4-5 days
Best forSavory, Sweet, Drinks, Decoration
SizeVaries
FlavorSlightly bitter, with basil aroma
FloatsOn Side
Shelf LifeUp to 6 days
Best forSavory, Decoration
Size1-1 ¼” blossom + ¼-1″ stem
FlavorSlightly grassy
FloatsUpright
Shelf Life4-5 Days
Best forDecoration (whole) Savory (petals)
Size1″
FlavorCucumber-esque
FloatsOn Side
Shelf Life4-5 days
Best forSweet, Savory
Size3″ by 2 ½”
FlavorMinty, floral, grassy
FloatsUpright
Shelf Life4-5 Days
Best forDecoration (whole), Savory (petals)
Size1 ½ to 3 ½” wide
FlavorSoapy
FloatsUpright
Shelf Life4-5 Days
Best forDecoration
Size1″ by ¾” blossom + 5″ stem
FlavorOniony, spicy
FloatsOn Side
Shelf Life4-5 days
Best forSavory
Size5/8” long, ¼” wide
FlavorMildly chocolate with radish bite
FloatsOn Side
Shelf Life5 Days
Best forSweet, Savory
Size ½” wide bunches on 3-6″ stems
FlavorCilantro
FloatsUpright (w/ stems removed)
Shelf Life4-5 Days
Best forSavory
Size2-4 ½” wide
FlavorBitter, slightly spicy
FloatsUpright
Shelf Life4-5 days
Best forDecoration (whole)
Sweet or Savory (petals)
Size ½” – ¾”
FlavorBitter
FloatsOn Side
Shelf Life4-5 Days
Best forSavory, Sweet, Decoration
SizeMicro
FlavorVery sweet, herby
FloatsNo
Shelf Life4-5 Days
Best forDrinks, Sweet, Savory
Size1/8″ wide in varying bunches
FlavorMild individually, bitter in bunches
FloatsVaries
Shelf Life4-5 days
Best forDrinks, Sweet
SizeAbout 1″ long
FlavorSnap pea/fava flavor
FloatsOn Side
Shelf LifeUp to 4 Days
Best forDecoration, Savory
Size½-1″ wide bunches + 2-4″ stems
FlavorStrong, sweet fennel
FloatsUpright (w/ stems removed)
Shelf Life4-5 Days
Best forDrinks, Sweet, Savory
SizeVaries
FlavorWoody
FloatsNo
Shelf Life4-5 days
Best forDecoration
Size1 ½” wide, 2 ½” long
FlavorBitter, sour, peppery
FloatsOn Side
Shelf LifeUp to 2 Days
Best forDecoration
Size¼-½” blossom, 1″ w/ stem
FlavorGarlicy, musky
FloatsOn Side
Shelf LifeUp to 4 Days
Best forSavory
Size1 ½” long, about ½” wide
FlavorSweet, slightly peppery, bitter finish
FloatsOn Side
Shelf Life4-5 days
Best forSweet, Savory
Size1” wide with 1” stem
FlavorIntensely bitter, highly fragrant
FloatsOn Side
Shelf Life4-5 Days
Best forDecoration
Size3-4″
FlavorMild – slightly bitter
FloatsUpright
Shelf Life4-5 days
Best forDecoration, Drinks, Sweet, Savory
SizeFlowering stalks
FlavorIntensely floral
FloatsNo
Shelf Life1 week
Best forSweet, Decoration
Size2 ½” wide
FlavorA little bitter, a little spicy
FloatsUpright
Shelf Life4-5 Days
Best forDecoration (whole), Savory (petals)
Size1″ wide
FlavorIntensely bitter
FloatsUpright
Shelf Life4-5 days
Best forDecoration
Size½” wide
FlavorBell-pepper-esque
FloatsVaries
Shelf LifeUp to 2 Days
Best forSavory
Size1-1 ¼” wide
FlavorBitter, mustard-y, grassy
FloatsOn Side
Shelf Life4-5 Days
Best forDecoration
SizeMedium
FlavorPeppery
FloatsUpright
Shelf Life4-5 days
Best forSweet, Savory
Size2″
FlavorWintergreen mint
FloatsUpright
Shelf Life4-5 days
Best forSweet, Savory
Size1” long
FlavorSweet, faintly bitter, similar to pea shoots
FloatsOn Side
Shelf Life4-5 Days
Best forSavory
SizeVaries
FlavorHerby, grassy, bitter
FloatsUpright
Shelf Life4-5 days
Best forSweet, Decoration
SizeMedium – Large
FlavorVery mild
FloatsNo
Shelf LifeUp to 2 Days
Best forSavory
SizeVaries
FlavorMildly bitter & sweet
FloatsOn Side
Shelf Life4-5 Days
Best forSavory, Sweet, Decoration
Size1″-1 ½”
FlavorRose – can be soapy
FloatsUpright
Shelf Life4-5 days
Best forSweet
SizeSmall
FlavorGrassy w/ tingling sensation
FloatsNo
Shelf Life4-5 Days
Best forDrinks, Sweet
Size1″
FlavorMinty & grassy
FloatsUpright
Shelf Life4-5 Days
Best forDrinks, Sweet, Savory
