Steenbergs dried cornflower petals are a gorgeous edible flower petal and fantastic blue colour. Dried cornflower petals are a great finishing sprinkle to any cuisine, so use as a garnish in food - be it salads, rice etc wherever you feel the need for the exotic blue colour. Conflower petals come from Centaurea cyanus, a small annual flowering plant, the cornflower. Cornflowers are annuals that grow to 40-90cm (16-35 inches), have 1-4cm long lanceolate leaves and intensely blue flowerheads that are 1-3cm (1 inch) in diameter. Weirdly the blue comes from protocyanin which also gives the red in rose blossom. The flowerhead structure in cornflowers is a ring of large spreading ray florets around a central cluster of disc florets. The flowers of cornflowers are edible and used to colour salads or add a ray of colour to teas, such as Steenbergs Imperial Earl Grey.

glass jar easily recyclable or reusable. edible flowers from Steenbergs the UK baking ingredients company. Steenbergs Cornflower Petals Dried Blue Standard Jar 5g.