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- Evening primrose flowers in the kitchen and as a remedy
- Versatile evening primrose flowers
- Recipe for cough syrup from evening primrose flowers
- Tips
Evening primrose flowers are edible
Evening primrose flowers in the kitchen and as a remedy
Originally from South America, the evening primrose has been cultivated in Europe since the 17th century and not only delights in the garden with a lush and colorful flower. The edible flowers of common or ordinary evening primrose (Oenothera biennis) can also be used both in the kitchen and in medicine.
Versatile evening primrose flowers
Evening primrose flowers are great for decorating colorful salads, soups or desserts. They taste slightly sweet to spicy and harmonize especially with the red flowers of nasturtium or the blue flowers of borage - give it a try! You can also make from the flowers a durable syrup, which is used in natural medicine for cough.
Recipe for cough syrup from evening primrose flowers
Tips
The roots of the common evening primrose can also be prepared as salsify as a vegetable, but only in the first winter.