Random question… Are succulents edible? I ask this because when propagating my succulent it smelled like freshly cut lettuce. 🤷♀️ I mean I know there are edible flowers too. Maybe the succulent’s flowers are edible????? Maybe they’re both poisonous and I shouldn’t put them in my mouth 😂😅. M
I wouldn’t risk it without doing research and being certain. But I had a succulent that I was trying to grow on my porch until the squirrels ate it 😅 So I guess they’re at least edible to squirrels 😂
3개 좋아요 I wasn’t planning on eating any 😄, just wondering. Haha, guess they liked it 🤷♀️ 😆
3개 좋아요
Now watch the squirrels be all “elevated” and didn’t even leave (leaf ? 😁) us a note warning us that succulents are “spicy”
3개 좋아요
I know one succulent that is used for medicine and food ingredient in South Korea, not a common ingredient but still pretty well known within S.Korea- "Orostachys Japonica ('Wasong' in Korean)". I've heard/seen salads, smoothies, teas, etc.... never had it myself though 😅
4개 좋아요 It’s a great question 😁
좋아요 1개
The Nopal or prickly pear cactus is edible and is often used in Mexican cuisine. My mother continues to eat them daily and I grew up eating them. You can eat the pink fruit and the pads from the plant, but you’ll have to remove the spines first.
2개 좋아요
More examples of edible succulents: dragonfruit and Aloe vera! Some toxic succulents: euphorbias, crassulas, peyote
좋아요 1개