Confection with floral ornamentation

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Delicious edible blooms

Roses, cherry blossoms, forget-me-nots and marigolds are just some of the ingredients used by Michael Diewald at Blühendes Konfekt. For over 10 years the self-taught Viennese has been enthusiastically collecting wild flowers with pretty blooms and turning them into candied pralines. The bonbon selections vary according to season and are available in packs of 6 or 12. Assortments include Send Me Roses, Spicy Flowers, Fleurs de Luxe and Wilde Früchte and contain exotic sounding ingredients such as rue and oregano.

It is hard to believe that Empress Elizabeth would even allow herself to eat candies given her waistline of just 51 centimeters. But still Sisi permitted Mr. Demel of imperial and royal confectioners Demel to make regular personal deliveries of candied violets to the Hofburg. The sugar drenched violet petal candies are still available from the Demel shop to this day. This imperial temptation is well worth a try for the attractive floral-patterned tin alone.

The Wiener Blütendekor crockery set from world famous Augarten porcelain features flowers that never wither. The most popular motifs include Wiener Rose with its green edging. This design has graced hand painted dining, tea, coffee and mocca services since 1924. The other floral designs look equally stylish and elegant on the white porcelain crockery. Flowers such as lady’s slipper, campanula, dogrose, poppy and cyclamen communicate the love of nature that characterised the Biedermeier era, a lesser known design aspect of this particular period.

Augarten porcelain with decoration of the Viennese Rose
© Arnold Pöschl


Blossoming confections Michael Diewald

Schmalzhofgasse 19
1060 Vienna

Demel K. & K. Hofzuckerbäckerei

Kohlmarkt 14
1010 Vienna
  • Opening times

    • daily, 10:00 - 00:00
  • Accessibility

    • Main entrance
      • no steps (Double swinging doors 115 cm wide)
    • Elevator available
      • Door 75 cm wide
    • Further information
      • Seeing eye dogs allowed
      • Wheelchair accessible restroom available.

Augarten Porcelain Manufactory

Obere Augartenstraße 1
1020 Vienna
  • Vienna City Card

    • Your benefit with the Vienna City Card: -25%

      Additional information on the offer:

      Museum entrance fee with Vienna City Card: 6€ instead of 8€ /

      Entrance fee manufactory tour with Vienna City Card: 19€ instead of 21€

  • Opening times

    • Mo - Sa, 10:00 - 17:00
  • Guided tours

    • Guided Tours in German (English on demand)

      Mo, Tue and Thu 10.15 a.m. and 11.30 a.m.
      Thu also 14.00 p.m. and 15.30 p.m.

      Please register in advance for the guided tours (e-mail to wien2@augarten.at or phone +43 1 211 24-200).

  • Accessibility

    • Main entrance
      • no steps (Double swinging doors )
    • Elevator available
      • Door 120 cm wide
    • Further information
      • Seeing eye dogs allowed
      • Wheelchair accessible restroom available.

Augarten flagship store

Spiegelgasse 3
1010 Vienna
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