FLOWERS CAN BE EATEN

No matter how much advancement we make in the field of science and technology, we cannot deny the fact that our life is dependent on flowers. It’s a fact that there is no plant that can bear fruit without at first bearing flowers. Flowers are always a treat to the eyes of the one who sees them .there are many types of flowers that keep on reminding us of their presence in our life, some of the flowers are those that we get as gifts while the others are those that we use in food. The flowers that we use in our food are known as edible flowers.

There are a lot of people all over the world who are so health conscious that they grow their own gardens that could meet their needs of edible flowers. The most commonly home grown flowering plants include rose, jasmine, lavender and many more. There are more than 100 types of flowers that can be used both as edibles and palatable.

There are several considerations that should be kept in mind before growing edible flowers, such as the way of growing and the environment you grow the flowers in. If you are a novice in this field and want to grow a garden of edible flowers of your own the first thing to keep in mind is not to use chemicals in any stage of growing edibles .the more organic the plants are the more are the chances of your health improvement. In today’s modern world where people are turning towards nature to help them in the field of health the choice of right edible flowers can make a remarkable difference. Many edible flowers have the ability to fulfill your needs of vitamins and minerals. According to many experts the best flower send flowers to Philippines source for vitamin c is the rose hips as they are very high in vitamin c and the people who drink rose hip tea are never vitamin c deficient. The other flowers that are high in vitamin c are marigolds and nasturtiums.

While handling flowers you should always be cautious as according to some experts the pollen intake for some people who have allergies can trigger the allergies and even asthma. To be safe while using edible flowers one should remove all the pollen-bearing flowers to be on safer side.

All edible flowers should be picked when they are fully open in the cooler part of the day. You should try to sample many flowers before harvesting. Just remember that the taste of edible flowers may change with the change of soil and climate.