Potted Edible Flower Garden

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Learn how to create a potted edible flower garden to use in recipes and as garnishes! Sharing the DIY and an edible flower chart as well as answering all of your edible flower questions!

Three large pots filled with edible flowers on a grassy lawn with a white picket fence.

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As you know, we love effortless, charming entertaining ideas here at Sugar and Charm!

One of the easiest ways to add a little charm to a dessert, salad, cocktailโ€ฆ even ice cubes is by using flowers. They add a pop of color and look gorgeous garnished on food and of course, you can even eat them!

Photo showing an array of colorful edible flowers.

Most people donโ€™t have edible flowers on hand and many grocery stores donโ€™t carry them. So instead of running all over town trying to find edible flowers when we throw a party, weโ€™ve decided to make our own edible floral garden in beautiful pots!

Not only does it look stunning on our patio, but now I have access to the most beautiful edible flowers to use at any time!! Itโ€™s actually quite simple to do too!

How to Make an Edible Potted Floral Garden

Flowers

1. Purchase your flowers โ€“ There are several edible flowers you can buy, so use the chart below as a reference. Some are seasonal, so you can re-plant your floral garden with fresh flowers that will thrive during colder months too, like pansies!

Edible Flower List

This list and chart is to give you some ideas of what flowers are edible and what you can plant in your edible flower garden.

A chart with edible flowers on it.

What kind of flowers can you eat?

Here is a list of flowers you can eat!

  • Marigold
  • Chive Blossoms
  • Dianthus
  • Camellia
  • Apple Blossom
  • Bachelors Button
  • Lilac
  • Roses
  • Peony
  • Lavender
  • Pansy
  • Nasturtium
  • Viola
  • Dahlia
  • Daisy
  • Calendula
large orange Marigold flowers

For this garden, we used lavender, carnations, snapdragons, roses, violas, and primrose. All of them can be planted together, except for the roses.

Potted edible flowers in white pot

Pots

2. Find some good pots to plant your garden in. We used a mix of white, modern pots and they look stunning on the patio, filled with flowers!

Drainage

3. If your pot doesnโ€™t have drainage, add a nice layer of rocks (think 3 rocks high) to the bottom before you add the potting mix.

Lavender and other edible flowers in a white pot.

Organic Soil

4. Use an organic soil to plant the flowers since you will be using these for recipes and to garnish food.

Watering and Feeding your Flowers

5. Next, water your flowers! To give them a little boost, add organic flower food to the soil which instantly feeds the leaves and roots for spectacular flowers!

Watering roses with a brass watering can.

Flowers and herbs all potted and ready to be used for cooking and entertaining! Hopefully, this inspires you to make a garden of your own! Itโ€™s so easy!!

Roses in a white planter.

Frequently Asked Questionsโ€ฆ

Are edible flowers good for you?

Depending on the flower, most of them do contain vitamin c and antioxidants. For example, hibiscus is a flower used around the world in tea and is thought to lower blood pressure. Read this article to learn more, 11 Edible Flowers with Potential Health Benefits.

What purple flowers are edible?

Pansies, Lavender, Lilacs, Violet, and Dandelions all grow in a beautiful purple shade.

Where can you buy edible flowers?

Your local nursery will sell flowers that you can plant. Your selection will depend on the season it is and your location. Buy organic flowers if possible.

Can edible flowers be frozen?

We donโ€™t recommend freezing them. They can be frozen, but once they thaw they will wilt, change color and look pretty sad. Instead, you can try pressing and drying them!

Dried flowers look stunning on desserts as well.

How do you store edible flowers?

Once you harvest your blooms, plan on using them within 1-3 days. You can keep them in the refrigerator by placing a wet paper towel in a bowl and then setting them on the towel to keep them moist.

Edible marigold flowers.

Recipes that use edible flowers!

Lemon Bars โ€“ this is our favorite recipe for lemon bars. Top them with edible flowers for added charm!

Shortbread Cookies with

Lemonade Popsicles

Pineapple and Carrot Punch

Lemon bars with edible flowers.

We hope youโ€™re inspired to make your own garden! They truly make desserts, cocktails, and salads so beautiful! Let us know what you think in the comments below and tag @sugarandcharm on social so we can see your photos!!

About Eden

Iโ€™m Eden Passante and I develop, create, style and photograph every recipe and party on Sugar and Charm. Iโ€™m the author of Entertaining with Charm and have a Bachelorโ€™s Degree in Home Economics and Iโ€™m here to help you create simple and easy recipes for entertaining and how to add charm to any gathering!

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15 Comments

  1. marykate says:

    Can you tell us where you purchased the awesome planters?

    1. Eden says:

      Yes! Theyโ€™re from Modernica in Los Angeles!!

  2. Amanda @ Cookie Named Desire says:

    My daughter is obsessed with the concept of eating flowers! I potted some violets for her and now she keeps asking to pick them so she can have them at every meal! I will need to save this chart so I can grow more for her. They make everything look so pretty and fancy!

    1. Eden says:

      That is so cute of her!! She cares about the presentation, adorable!! Yes, make a edible garden with her!!

  3. Eden says:

    Thank you SO much!!! I LOVE having edible flowers on hand to quickly add a little charm to my dishes!! Youโ€™re going to love it ๐Ÿ™‚ XO

  4. cakespy says:

    This is so clever, and so gorgeous! I am so inspired โ€“ think of the cake decorating possibilities here!

  5. Kaylee says:

    Everything about this post is beautiful! I dream of having a backyard for flowers like those one day! Iโ€™ll stick to the lemon bars for now! ๐Ÿ™‚

    Xx Kaylee

    http://www.theblondielocks.com/

    1. Eden says:

      Thank you Kaylee!! They would look great on a patio or porch too!! One day I want to do an entire edible raised bed garden in my backyard!! AND yes, try those lemon bars! Theyโ€™re the BEST!!! XOXO

  6. Katherine Accettura says:

    Wow! What an incredibly lovely post and set of images. Also LOVE the lemon bars with flowers on top SO much!!

    1. Eden says:

      Thank you Katherine!!! Iโ€™m obsessed with edible flowers!! Haha!!! AND if you love lemon bars TRY that recipe! Itโ€™s SO good ๐Ÿ™‚