NZ Gardener

Fresh tones

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1 DILL: Let dill flowers set seed, then hang upside down to dry and use the seed or whole flowers in pickles.

2 FLOWERING CHINESE CABBAGE: Also known as choy sum. Unlike most Asian greens, the flowering stalks rather than the leaves are eaten.

3 ORACH: Like close relative spinach, orach plants tend to bolt and send out flowering spikes if they dry out.

4 LEEK: These ball-shaped flowers are loved by bees and other useful pollinator­s. Leave them on the plant, and leeks will self-seed (prolifical­ly!)

5 QUINOA: This grain’s flowers are psychedeli­c reds, pinks, oranges and purples. The pigments responsibl­e for the bright hues are called betalains – they also cause the bright colours in rainbow chard and amaranthus.

6 RADISH: If radishes bolt (often because they dry out) they will produce masses of small edible flowers.

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