If you have a sweet tooth and are also a sucker for environmentally-friendly products, this may be your new go-to candy brand.
Amborella Organics specializes in organic lollipops, which are made from organic and vegan ingredients and come in flavors like Vanilla & Hibiscus and Sage & Marshmallow.
But the joy these treats provide doesn’t end when the sugar’s all gone: Each lollipop stick is made with plant seeds, which can be put directly into soil to grow flowers and herbs for a garden.
This candy’s growing on us… Amborella Organics specializes in organic, vegan lollipops
Eco- and sweet tooth-friendly! Each one comes on a biodegradable stick that has seeds hidden inside
Ta-da! After the lollipop has been eaten, the stick can be planted in the ground and will grow plants
Fresh! The Rosemary & Mint-flavored pop has mint seeds in the stem
Plant it! The Lavender & Lemongrass pops grow lavender
Amborella Organics lollipops currently come in nine flavors. Each comes on a biodegradable stick made from recycled paper, and the paper has seeds inside it.
When the treat’s done, the stick can be placed directly into soil and will grow a plant.
There’s Champagne & Roses, which tastes like a mix of the two and will grow Rosetta Cosmos. Rosemary & Mint pops grow mint, Watermelon & Borage grows borage, and Lemon & Thyme grows thyme.
Peach & Marigold grows marigolds, Sage & Marshmallow grows sage (not marshmallows!), and Lavender & Lemongrass pops grow lavender.The Vanilla & Hibiscus, though, does not grow hibiscus, but Baby Blue Eyes flowers.
Smart idea: The company was founded by Brennan Clarke and Taylor Morgan
Not your garden-variety candy: The Peach & Marigold flavor grows marigolds (left) and the Watermelon & Borage flavor grows borage (right)
Cheers! Champagne & Roses lollipops taste like rose and bubbly, and the stick will grow Rosetta Cosmos
Spicy! Lemon & Thyme grows thyme (left) and Sage & Marshmallow grows sage (right)
Two in one: The Vanilla & Hibiscus stick can be planted to grow Baby Blue Eyes flowers
Co-owners Brennan Clarke and Taylor Morgan worked together before starting the company, when Brennan had the idea of putting seeds inside a lollipop stick.
‘I was inspired by the inherent resemblance between a lollipop and a flower and wanted to create a delicious, organic treat that would make even the most disinterested youth interested in this experience,’ Brennan told Food & Wine.
A pack of three costs $6.75, and a dozen go for $27 — but that price gets both the candy and plant seeds.
‘The moment you see someone’s jaw drop because they find out that an organic lollipop can transcend its inherent use, yielding herbs and flowers that have a connection to the flavor of the lollipop they just devoured, is pretty monumental,’ added Taylor.