Dallas Morning News – April 13, 2018<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\nEDIBLE PLANTS<\/h1>\n
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\nElderberry<\/p>\n
\nYes – it\u2019s actually possible to create beautiful commercial landscapes that contain nothing but edible plants. For residential gardens, it\u2019s even easier. Here\u2019s a menu of great landscape\/useful plants.<\/p>\n
Shade Trees:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Ginkgo – tea from leaves and edible nuts<\/li>\n
- Jujube – fruit<\/li>\n
- Linden – tea from flowers<\/li>\n
- Mulberry – fruit<\/li>\n
- Pecan – edible nuts<\/li>\n
- Persimmon – fruit<\/li>\n
- Walnut – edible nuts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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<\/p>\n
\nChili Pequin Pepper<\/p>\n
Ornamental Trees:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Apple – fruit and edible flowers<\/li>\n
- Apricot – fruit and edible flowers<\/li>\n
- Citrus – edible fruit, flowers and leaves for tea<\/li>\n
- Crabapple – fruit and edible flowers<\/li>\n
- Fig – fruit<\/li>\n
- Mexican plum \u2013 fruit<\/li>\n
- Paw paw – fruit<\/li>\n
- Peach – fruit and edible flowers<\/li>\n
- Pear – fruit and edible flowers<\/li>\n
- Persimmon – fruit<\/li>\n
- Plum – fruit and edible flowers<\/li>\n
- Redbud – edible flowers<\/li>\n
- Rusty blackhaw viburnum – berries and flowers for teas<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/4_13_18_003_Jujube.jpeg\")
<\/p>\n
\nJujube<\/p>\n
Shrubs:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Agarita – fruit for wine, jellies and jams<\/li>\n
- Althea – edible flower petals<\/li>\n
- Bay \u2013 leaves for tea and food seasoning<\/li>\n
- Pomegranate – edible fruit<\/li>\n
- Turk\u2019s cap – flowers and fruit for tea<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/4_13_18_004_Pomegranate.jpeg\")
<\/p>\n
\nPomegranate<\/p>\n
Annuals:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Begonias – edible flowers<\/li>\n
- Daylilies – edible flowers<\/li>\n
- Dianthus – edible flowers<\/li>\n
- Ginger – food, seasoning and tea from roots<\/li>\n
- Hibiscus – edible flower petals<\/li>\n
- Johnny jump-ups – edible flowers<\/li>\n
- Nasturtium – edible leaves, buds and flowers<\/li>\n
- Pansies – edible flowers<\/li>\n
- Peanuts – edible nuts<\/li>\n
- Purslane – edible leaves and flowers<\/li>\n
- Sunflower – edible seeds and flower petals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/4_13_18_005_Ginkgo.jpeg\")
<\/p>\n
\nGinkgo<\/p>\n
Vines:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Beans and peas – edible pods and seed<\/li>\n
- Gourds – edible flower petals<\/li>\n
- Grapes – edible fruit and leaves for tea and dolmas<\/li>\n
- Jicama –<\/li>\n
- Luffa – edible flowers, shoots and young fruits<\/li>\n
- Malabar spinach – edible foliage<\/li>\n
- Passion flower – edible fruit and tea from leaves<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Ground Covers:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Clover – tea from leaves and flowers<\/li>\n
- Creeping thyme – teas and food flavoring<\/li>\n
- Mints – food and teas from flowers and leaves<\/li>\n
- Oregano – teas and food flavoring<\/li>\n
- Violets – leaves in salads and tea from flowers and leaves<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Perennials:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Anise hyssop- edible flowers, foliage for tea<\/li>\n
- Blackberries – edible berries, foliage for tea<\/li>\n
- Chives – edible foliage and flowers<\/li>\n
- Garlic – edible flowers, greens and cloves<\/li>\n
- Hibiscus – edible flower petals<\/li>\n
- Hoja santa – leaves for flavoring meats and other foods<\/li>\n
- Jerusalem artichoke – roots for food<\/li>\n
- Lavender – leaves and flowers for tea<\/li>\n
- Oxalis – leaves & flowers<\/li>\n
- Monarda – flowers and leaves for tea<\/li>\n
- Peppers \u2013 fruit and tea from fruit<\/li>\n
- Purple coneflower – all plant parts for tea<\/li>\n
- Rosemary – food seasoning and tea from leaves and flowers<\/li>\n
- Roses – petals and hips for teas and salads<\/li>\n
- Salvia – edible flowers, foliage for teas<\/li>\n
- Sweet marigold – leaves and flowers for tea and garnish<\/li>\n
- Turk\u2019s cap – flowers & fruit for tea<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\nFor detailed information on this important subject and all these plants, look at my book Herbs for Texas.<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\n- \n
- Ginkgo – tea from leaves and edible nuts<\/li>\n
- Jujube – fruit<\/li>\n
- Linden – tea from flowers<\/li>\n
- Mulberry – fruit<\/li>\n
- Pecan – edible nuts<\/li>\n
- Persimmon – fruit<\/li>\n
- Walnut – edible nuts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/p>\n
\nChili Pequin Pepper<\/p>\n
Ornamental Trees:<\/strong><\/p>\n
- \n
- Apple – fruit and edible flowers<\/li>\n
- Apricot – fruit and edible flowers<\/li>\n
- Citrus – edible fruit, flowers and leaves for tea<\/li>\n
- Crabapple – fruit and edible flowers<\/li>\n
- Fig – fruit<\/li>\n
- Mexican plum \u2013 fruit<\/li>\n
- Paw paw – fruit<\/li>\n
- Peach – fruit and edible flowers<\/li>\n
- Pear – fruit and edible flowers<\/li>\n
- Persimmon – fruit<\/li>\n
- Plum – fruit and edible flowers<\/li>\n
- Redbud – edible flowers<\/li>\n
- Rusty blackhaw viburnum – berries and flowers for teas<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/p>\n
\nJujube<\/p>\n
Shrubs:<\/strong><\/p>\n
- \n
- Agarita – fruit for wine, jellies and jams<\/li>\n
- Althea – edible flower petals<\/li>\n
- Bay \u2013 leaves for tea and food seasoning<\/li>\n
- Pomegranate – edible fruit<\/li>\n
- Turk\u2019s cap – flowers and fruit for tea<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/p>\n
\nPomegranate<\/p>\n
Annuals:<\/strong><\/p>\n
- \n
- Begonias – edible flowers<\/li>\n
- Daylilies – edible flowers<\/li>\n
- Dianthus – edible flowers<\/li>\n
- Ginger – food, seasoning and tea from roots<\/li>\n
- Hibiscus – edible flower petals<\/li>\n
- Johnny jump-ups – edible flowers<\/li>\n
- Nasturtium – edible leaves, buds and flowers<\/li>\n
- Pansies – edible flowers<\/li>\n
- Peanuts – edible nuts<\/li>\n
- Purslane – edible leaves and flowers<\/li>\n
- Sunflower – edible seeds and flower petals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/p>\n
\nGinkgo<\/p>\n
Vines:<\/strong><\/p>\n
- \n
- Beans and peas – edible pods and seed<\/li>\n
- Gourds – edible flower petals<\/li>\n
- Grapes – edible fruit and leaves for tea and dolmas<\/li>\n
- Jicama –<\/li>\n
- Luffa – edible flowers, shoots and young fruits<\/li>\n
- Malabar spinach – edible foliage<\/li>\n
- Passion flower – edible fruit and tea from leaves<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Ground Covers:<\/strong><\/p>\n
- \n
- Clover – tea from leaves and flowers<\/li>\n
- Creeping thyme – teas and food flavoring<\/li>\n
- Mints – food and teas from flowers and leaves<\/li>\n
- Oregano – teas and food flavoring<\/li>\n
- Violets – leaves in salads and tea from flowers and leaves<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Perennials:<\/strong><\/p>\n
- \n
- Anise hyssop- edible flowers, foliage for tea<\/li>\n
- Blackberries – edible berries, foliage for tea<\/li>\n
- Chives – edible foliage and flowers<\/li>\n
- Garlic – edible flowers, greens and cloves<\/li>\n
- Hibiscus – edible flower petals<\/li>\n
- Hoja santa – leaves for flavoring meats and other foods<\/li>\n
- Jerusalem artichoke – roots for food<\/li>\n
- Lavender – leaves and flowers for tea<\/li>\n
- Oxalis – leaves & flowers<\/li>\n
- Monarda – flowers and leaves for tea<\/li>\n
- Peppers \u2013 fruit and tea from fruit<\/li>\n
- Purple coneflower – all plant parts for tea<\/li>\n
- Rosemary – food seasoning and tea from leaves and flowers<\/li>\n
- Roses – petals and hips for teas and salads<\/li>\n
- Salvia – edible flowers, foliage for teas<\/li>\n
- Sweet marigold – leaves and flowers for tea and garnish<\/li>\n
- Turk\u2019s cap – flowers & fruit for tea<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\nFor detailed information on this important subject and all these plants, look at my book Herbs for Texas.<\/p>\n
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