Turk s cap are a wonderful source of foods.
Turk s cap flower edible.
The flowers provide nectar to eager ruby throated hummingbirds and several species of butterflies.
The young tender leaves can be used like spinach but cook them to soften their texture.
We liked these edible flowers so much that we grow ours in a pot.
How to make sparkling flower cordials.
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.
Actually boiling is a terrible way to cook just about any leafy green but so be it.
The marble size red fruit is edible having a mealy taste and is enjoyed by a number of birds and animals.
The mexican apple plant is one of the few multi season wild edibles that gives us texans something to nibble nearly every month of the year.
Turk s cap mallow is a florida friendly shrub related to hibiscus.
Steaming sautéing boiling or stir frying are all good ways to cook these leaves.
The leaves of turk s cap are also edible as are the small berries they produce.
Well actually turk s cap mallow is the common name used for two different hibiscus relatives.
Turk s cap lily information tells us that these flowers nearly became extinct a few decades ago because of their popularity as an edible.