Abutilon, Abutilon vitifolium alba

abutilon flowersabutilon shrubThe beautiful flowers are edible raw.

The flowers are up to 8cm in diameter.

A delicious mild flavour with a slight sweetness, they have a pleasant mucilaginous texture and can be eaten in quantity as part of a salad.

(I have the blue-violet version in my garden. I don’t find the flowers very nice, but perhaps the white ones are nicer. Noor)