Diversity is a key component of our edible garden. This goes far beyond the hundreds of edible species of plants we grow and extends into a wide range of beautiful flowering plants. While the majority of these aren’t edible, they support our native bees and other pollinators while also making the garden beautiful (especially during the autumn peak flowing season here in Brisbane).

All of our flowering plants are just as hardy as the established edible plants. We have a real preference for perennials such as the plectranthus, salvias and basil species. Also the native plants such as the Brisbane wattle (Acacia fimbriata), Hovea Sp., Senna Sp. and Coleus.

One of the easiest and most rewarding groups of flowers we grow are the salvias. Rose salvia, Anthony Parker salvia, Mexican sage, Salvia splendens.

Rose salvia.

Native cat’s whiskers.

Perennial ‘clove’ basil.

Lagos spinach. Favoured by florists for their long lived flowers. Self seeding annual. The leaves are also edible once cooked.

Jersuleum artichoke. Perennial that dies back in winter and reshoots from rhizomes in spring.

Targetes lemonii. Passionfruit sage, mountain marigold. Delicious passionfruit scented leaves. Perennial, prolific flowerer during autumn and winter. Responds well to heavy prunning following flowering to keep the bush compact. Propagates easily from cuttings.

Plectranthus argentatus (native, non-edible, groundcover). Perennial native that propagates easily from cuttings.

Rosella flowers and calyxes.

Nymophoydes (native pond plant with lovely yellow flowers).

Carambola (star fruit) flowers.

Lemon myrtle flowers.

Dogbane flowers. Good companion plant to deter pests (pungent aroma).

Brazilllian cherry blossoms.

Macadamia nut flowers.

Passionfruit flowers.

Strawberry flowers.

Pepino flowers.

Banana flower bell.

Blackberry flower.

Nastursium flower.

Kangkong flower (water spinach).

Echinacea flowers.

Comfrey flowers (be careful as the flowering variety can become weedy).

Sweet potato flowers. Sweet potato doesn’t commonly flower but this is what they look like when they do.

Salvia splendens. Firewheel salvia. Perennial and prolific flowerer.

Wild rocket (also, brazilian spinach and native succulent flower).

European elderberry flower.

Calendula. Lovely medicinal flower.

Poppies.

Dragonfruit flower. Blooms at night.

Cornflowers (annual).

Paper daisies.

Fejoa flowers. Delicious.

Pickeral rush. Pond plant with prolific blue flowers favoured by bees.

Grumichama flowers. Interestingly, only branches in the sun will flower/fruit.

Dandelion flower.

Ginger flower. The yellow petals of this variety are edible.

Edible garden bed left to go to seed. Nasturtium, rocket, pack choy.

Native wattle putting on an impressive pollen display.

Angular pigface flowers.

Hibiscus.

Orchid.

Red torch bromilliades.

Grevillia.

Native wattle.

Impatiens.

Japanese sunflower.

Tumeric.

Orchid.

Orchid.