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What is this flower that appeared in my garden? (lemmy.world)
submitted 5 months ago by OlinOfTheHillPeople@lemmy.world to c/whatisthisthing@lemmy.world
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[-] Pr0v3n@lemmy.world 20 points 5 months ago

Pansies, and they’re a very common edible flower! Often used to decorate desserts. I’ve picked them for an edible flower farm in the millions. They taste…like lettuce that’s been sprayed directly with perfume…so, not great…

[-] OlinOfTheHillPeople@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

Thanks! I'm glad I kept it.

[-] Pr0v3n@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

Glad to hear! It’s a fun party trick to pick them and eat them around people who don’t really have a grasp of edible flowers, and they think you’re nuts.

[-] CorrodedCranium@leminal.space 13 points 5 months ago

Looks kind of like a wild pansy

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viola_tricolor

[-] Gnugit@aussie.zone 6 points 5 months ago

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pansy

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