Rose petals and gardenia blossoms add an elegant touch to even the most ordinary cake or serving plate. If you like flowers which are both decorative and flavorful, mix some Society Garlic into your salad. Its soft, pastel lavender flower adds a beautiful look and a garlic flavor to your favorite salad. You can spot these brightly orange-colored flowers in fields and wooded areas. Although each blossom only lasts 24-hours, this plant produces a succession of blossoms from about May to midsummer, so there is always an abundant supply to harvest.
Daylily flowers are crunchy and fresh tasting - similar to eating lettuce.
Another lovely and luscious flower is the tulip. Interestingly, during World War II, much of the Dutch population survived by eating boiled tulip bulbs. Pink, peach or white blooms have a sweet, delicate taste. The Viola is a hearty flower which has a slight, yet distinctly sweet taste. Viola Ice Cubes 1.