If Hablitzia, the Caucasian Spinach, had been discovered in Italy these unopen flower clusters would no doubt be known as Hablizzoli…Hablitzia broccolis or Broccoli di Hablizzias….Although small, they are the tastiest part of the plant so far…simply delicious :)
Category Archives: Edible flowers
Fast Slow Edimental Lunch!!
15 minutes from garden to table must qualify as fast food, but unlike its namesake this is highly nutritious and with a few flowers becomes gourmet edimental food…
The greens were boiled and then stir fried quickly in olive oil with chili and garlic.
Inspired by traditional Mediterranean village food!
Yes, cooking is FUN!!
Yes, cooking is FUN!!
Grennessminde and the fantasy salad beds
On 13th August I’ll be doing an edible wander at Grennessminde, the organic nursery just outside of Copenhagen. A large number of edible flowers are also produced here for Michelin restaurant NOMA. I popped in for a quick look on Tuesday with project leader Aiah Noack who is also (together with Naturplanteskolen) organising a trip from Denmark and Southern Sweden to my garden around 15th – 19th July! There are still some places available!
Visiting Camilla Plum
On 2nd May 2016 I finally got to visit Camilla Plum and Fuglebjerggaard. Camilla is one of Scandinavia’s best known authors and broadcasters on edible gardening and cooking. It was such a beautiful day that the formal talk was abandoned in favour of an edible tour of the organic nursery and farm lead by myself and Camilla. A great crowd of knowledgeable folk, some of whom had travelled quite a long way including one couple from Norway! Thanks for inviting me Camilla!! A great place and many must-have plants :)
Cowslip cultivars
Here are all 3 Primula veris (cowslip) forms to be found in my garden!!
Primula veris “Red Strain”
Primula veris “Red Strain” (red cowslip / rød marinøkleblom) is a favourite spring edible flower and is looking good just now!
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Pink dandelion: a new edimentaraxacum!
Looking forward to growing this dandelion….seed arrived today from China!
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Broad beans and chicory
Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus
Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus (from seed sown in 2004) is a good midsummer flowering species, here together with Allium scorodoprasum, possibly the Vikings’ garlic (garlic = geirlauk which means “spear onion”)
