Can't eat, purple acacia flowers, also known as fragrant acacia, is a variant of acacia, because of its barrenness, adaptability and strong growth, can be used in mountain forests or urban landscaping, generally for ornamental purposes. Although non-toxic, you are advised to avoid eating them.

The fuchsia acacia flower is not poisonous, but experts do not advocate consumption, because it is mostly used as an ornamental plant, nutritional value is not high, consumption is not beneficial to the human body. In addition, some people consume fuchsia acacia flowers will have a similar reaction to poisoning.

"In all species of acacia flowers contain a can be broken down in the body of photoreceptor components, the human body exposed face, hands, feet and other parts of the skin after direct sunlight, may lead to metabolic disorders, which in turn induced 'solar dermatitis'.

"Provincial three hospitals, a doctor introduced, fuchsia acacia flowers in the light-sensitive material content is higher than the white acacia flowers, sensitive skin people eating fuchsia acacia flowers may produce allergic symptoms, but also easy to bring "fuchsia acacia flowers poisonous" misunderstanding.

Most of the acacia trees in the city are white-flowered acacia, red-flowered acacia is less common than the hundred-flowered acacia, also known as the fragrant acacia, less in the city. Because of its strong fragrance, and the amount of flowers, long flowering period, the ornamental value is very high. General public like to pick acacia flowers to eat, but this red acacia flowers have a certain toxin, the public must not pick to eat.