Dear Cinda, congratulations yes you are right it is
Cercis Silliquastrum and yes I have eaten the flowers. It is in fact a member of the pea family
Leguminosae.
Some of which are indeed toxic, like Laburnum sp. Quite beautiful but also quite deadly!
Well done, and most sorry to put everyone to the trouble!
Good fun though, as you now know what one looks like now. They are very hardy and don't mind anything I can think of, maybe they are for some reason not popular in America!
They grow in the wet soil of Holland, and at Keukenhof, which is the most famous flower garden in the world, there are indeed lots of them there!
Although not in this old picture which I took, here is Keukenhof!
Did you see the two amazing pictures my great friend sent me of Exbury; they are on British Gardens and the "Have Your Say,' forums, well worth looking at, well mind blowing more like, and a link as well!
Kindest Regards!
Neil.
