Phlox Flower Edible. The plant and flowers are edible but fairly bitter. It can be planted to cover banks fill spaces under tall trees and spill and trail over slopes.
Phlox Perrennial Phlox Phlox paniculata It is the perennial phlox NOT the annual that is edible. Its a common home and landscaping plant that can tolerate shade and has naturalized in several states from Massachusetts to all states touching a straight line west to. It blooms from July to September.
Phlox has a mild spicy flavor.
Rose hips make good jelly. Remove the pistils and stamens before consuming to preserve the full flavor of your edible flowers and eliminate any possible allergens. The bitter fruit is edible cooked and red arils around the seed the arils not the seed are edible and nearly all lycopene. Miniature roses can be candied and used for cake decorating by using egg whites and castor sugar.