Turk S Cap Flower Edible
Turk s cap are a wonderful source of foods.
Turk s cap flower edible. How to make sparkling flower cordials. Steaming sautéing boiling or stir frying are all good ways to cook these leaves. Turk s cap mallow is a florida friendly shrub related to hibiscus. Both malvaviscus penduliflorus and malvaviscus arboreus sport lovely flowers usually red that perpetually appear as if they re just about open fully but never do.
The marble size red fruit is edible having a mealy taste and is enjoyed by a number of birds and animals. The mexican apple is more commonly known as turk s cap but that name while appropriately describing the shape of the flower does little justice to its edible qualities. Turk s caps are native to the gulf coast region of the southeastern us zone 9 so be on the lookout for these distinctive flowers if you live in that area. We liked these edible flowers so much that we grow ours in a pot.
Well actually turk s cap mallow is the common name used for two different hibiscus relatives. It seems the bulb from which the turk s cap flowers grow is a tasty addition to stews and meat dishes. The leaves of turk s cap are also edible as are the small berries they produce. The flowers provide nectar to eager ruby throated hummingbirds and several species of butterflies.
Turk s cap lily information tells us that these flowers nearly became extinct a few decades ago because of their popularity as an edible.