I want to try growing a Windowfarm of edible flowers, and here are some links I’m coming up with.  Would welcome recommendations from Windowfarmers who are already doing this.

In the meantime, here are some links to the edible flower variety lists and information that I’ve found.  I can’t vouch for the reliability of every single recommendation here, but have selected sites that appear to me reliable, based on my having grown edible flowers like nasturtium, violas (Hearts-Ease of Johnny Jump Up), borage, and several others, and the fact that these sites are detailed in their recommendations and warnings.

This site lists a tremendous number of varieties, and a lot of useful information, as well as live links:

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

Here is another: http://www.containerseeds.com/products/flowerpage.html

Of course, general seed catalogs all now carry sections with “edible flowers” among the offerings, even when they do not have a separate section categorized as such.  Individually, they will mention whether a flower (nasturtium, calendula, etc) or herb (chives, borage, etc.) or vegetable (think zucchini flowers), has edible flowers.

And strawberry plant flowers are charming, too, even if you have to wait for the berry stage to eat them.

Some seed companies with great selections I favor are:

Fedco Seeds:  http://www.fedcoseeds.com/seeds.htm  (all untreated and some organic as well)

Johnny’s Seeds:  http://www.johnnyseeds.com/default.aspx (both regular and organic)

The Cook’s Garden: http://www.cooksgarden.com/index.cfm (both regular and organic)

http://www.reneesgarden.com/ (untreated, many heirloom)

And “Local Harvest” for a collection of smaller organic and untreated seed growers and seed exchanges:

http://www.localharvest.org/store/seeds.jsp