Is this a gladiolus, and can i eat it?

[MontyMonk]

I had a neighbor tell me that these plants were edible...he said they were gladiolus.  I just wanted a few more opinions before they make it to the plate. ..they are definitely pretty but not pretty enough to get sick over  :P

[MontyMonk]

[pigeonseed]

well they're gladdies but don't know whether you can eat them!

[artichoke]

All I can contribute is that in Oman wild white gladiolus bulbs/corms are a delicacy like baked chestnuts. I ate lots. That is not to say that ALL gladiolus are edible, I don't know.

I went to a lecture on butterflies and their food plants. Lecturer said butterflies/caterpillars that feed on members of the Asclepiad family are all poisonous, because all Asclepiadaceae are poisonous to animals and human beings. Well....it is an important food family for people in southern Oman who collect their food from the wild. I've eaten them, too, lovely succulent roots and crisp fruiting pods etc.

[terrier]

You may find this site interesting.

http://whatscookingamerica.net/EdibleFlowers/EdibleFlowersMain.htm

Also the Richard Maybe(sp?) book 'Food For Free' is useful.

[Flighty]

They're lovely looking gladioli!

It's listed as an edible flower on this UK website
http://www.recipes4us.co.uk/Edible%20Flowers.htm

[Unwashed]

I imagine they're about as edible as this:

[Digindep]

I imagine they're about as edible as this:

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:) :)] :)say no more...never even considered them before...............
please tell us the outcome if possible... :o ;D

[gwynleg]

OOh I just fancy a spam fritter