Are Celosia Flowers Edible. Alternatively they can be mixed with other vegetables in stews and soups and eaten with staples such as corn cassava yam rice and rice. Celosia flowers are ornamental plants that come from the Amaranth family called Amaranthaceae.
Celosia is an edible plant. The leaves have a taste similar to spinach and are eaten as potherbs. It is a commonly grown vegetable throughout Africa.
The leaves can also be used as a side dish.
The leaves can be eaten raw parboiled or sauted. Although celosia is primarily grown as an ornamental plant in the US. The leaves have a taste similar to spinach and are eaten as potherbs. In Africa celosia is widely grown to be used as a vegetable.