I believe these flowers are grown for the restaurant industry, with the intention of them being eaten. The supplier has a variety of edible flowers available (nasturtiums, etc.), but this particular restaurant chose the dendrobiums as they were rather exotic and fit the style of the place. That's a great point, though, about the pesticides (from the several of you who've mentioned it). I'll have to ask. I suppose there's very few completely organic growers around.
Robyn
Robyn wrote:
> And now a question: my partner, who is a chef, has started using
> dendrobiums> (really no idea which type they are, other than
> they're about 1 1/2 inch across and purple) as an edible garnish
> at his restaurant.
Are these Dendrobiums grown specifically as a garnish, or are they just
flowers from the general cut-flower industry? If the latter, I'd be a
little worried about pesticide residue.
Nick
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