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Scientific nameFlavorColorCommon name
Abelmoschus esculentusVegetalMedium-yellowOkra
Anthriscus cerefoliumHerbalWhiteChervil
Asparagus officinalisVegetalGreenAsparagus
Bellis perennisMildly bitterWhiteDaisy
Borago officinalisAniseLilacStarflower{{Cite web |url=http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/hil/hil-8513.html |title=Edible Flowers |access-date=2011-07-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716202936/http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/hil/hil-8513.html |archive-date=2011-07-16 |url-status=dead }}
Brassica oleraceaSpicyGreenCabbage, etc.
Bauhinia purpureaSourPurplePurple bauhinia, butterfly tree, orchid tree
Calendula officinalisSlightly bitterYellow, orangeMarigold
Centaurea cyanusVegetalWhite, pink, blueCornflower
ChrysanthemumStrongWide rangeChrysanthemum
Cichorium intybusHerbalBlueChicory
Cucurbita pepoVegetalYellowSquash, etc.{{cite web | last = Zeldes | first = Leah A. | author-link = Leah A. Zeldes | title = Eat this! Squash blossoms, a solution to the zucchini problem | work = Dining Chicago | publisher = Chicago's Restaurant & Entertainment Guide, Inc. | date = 2011-07-20 | url = http://www.diningchicago.com/blog/2011/07/20/eat-this-squash-blossoms-a-solution-to-the-zucchini-problem/ | accessdate = 2012-08-03 | archive-date = 2013-10-29 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131029202610/http://www.diningchicago.com/blog/2011/07/20/eat-this-squash-blossoms-a-solution-to-the-zucchini-problem/ | url-status = dead }}
Cymbopetalum costaricenseSpicyWhite
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DianthusSweet cloveWide rangeCarnation
Eruca sativaSpicyWhiteArugula
Foeniculum vulgareMildly aniseYellow-greenFennel
Galium odoratumSweet, nutty, vanillaWhiteWoodruff, etc.
Helianthus annuusVariesYellowSunflower
HemerocallisVegetal, sweetWide rangeDaylily{{cite web | last = Zeldes | first = Leah A. | author-link = Leah A. Zeldes | title = Eat this! Daylilies, more than just a pretty flower | work = Dining Chicago | publisher = Chicago's Restaurant & Entertainment Guide, Inc. | date = 2011-07-27 | url = http://www.diningchicago.com/blog/2011/07/27/eat-this-daylilies-more-than-just-a-pretty-flower/ | accessdate = 2012-08-03 | archive-date = 2013-10-29 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131029201413/http://www.diningchicago.com/blog/2011/07/27/eat-this-daylilies-more-than-just-a-pretty-flower/ | url-status = dead }}
Hibiscus rosa-sinensisCranberry-likeRose, redChinese hibiscus
LavandulaSweet, perfumedLavenderLavender, etc.
Levisticum officinaleCeleryWhiteLovage
Lonicera japonicaSweetWhite to pale yellowJapanese honeysuckle
MalusFloralWhite to pinkApple, etc.
Matricaria recutitaSweet appleWhiteCamomile
MenthaMintyPurpleMint, etc.
Monarda didymaMinty, sweet, hotWide rangeBergamot, etc.
Musa spp.VegetalWhite, yellow, pinkBanana blossom
Ocimum basilicumHerbalWhite, lavenderBasil
PassifloraVegetalPurplePassion flower
PelargoniumVariesWide rangeGeranium
Phaseolus vulgarisVegetalPurpleCommon bean
PhalaenopsisWateryVariesMoth Orchid
RosaPerfumedWide rangeRose
Rosmarinus officinalisHerbalBlueRosemary
Salvia elegansSweet, fruityRedPineapple sage
Salvia officinalisHerbalPurple-blueCommon sage
Sambucus canadensisSweetWhiteAmerican elderberry
Sesbania grandifloraVegetable-likeWhiteWest-Indian pea
Syringa vulgarisVariesLavenderLilac
Tagetes patulaBitterYellow, orangeFrench marigold
Tagetes tenuifoliaSpicy, herbalYellowFrench marigold
Taraxacum officinaleSweet, honey-likeYellowCommon dandelion
ThymusHerbalWhiteThyme
TiliaHoney-likeWhiteLinden, etc.
Trifolium pratenseSweetRedRed clover
Tropaeolum majusSpicy, pepperyWide rangeGarden nasturtium, Indian cress, monks cress.
Tulipa{{cite news |last1=Bellamy |first1=Lucy |title=Tasty tulips |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/gardening-blog/2013/oct/04/tulips-edible-flowers |accessdate=15 March 2020 |work=The Guardian |date=4 October 2013}}VegetalWide rangeTulip
Viola odorataSweet, perfumedPurple, whiteCommon violet
Viola tricolorWintergreenPurple and yellowHeart's ease, etc.
Viola × wittrockianaVegetalWide rangePansy

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