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Asteraceae
Common Dandelion
Taraxacum officinale
Hope and resilience.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Taraxacum
- Native to
- Europe, Asia
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer, Fall
- Type
- perennial herb
- Height
- 4-12 in
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- any
- Water
- low to moderate
- Hardiness
- 3-10
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Each yellow 'flower' is actually a composite of 100-300 individual ray florets.
- Dandelion seeds can travel over 60 miles on a strong wind, carried by their feathery parachutes.
- Every part of the plant is edible — the leaves are used in salads, the roots roasted as a coffee substitute, and the flowers made into wine.
- The taproot can reach 3 feet deep, mining nutrients that surface-rooted plants can't reach.
- The name comes from the French 'dent de lion' (lion's tooth), referring to the jagged leaf edges.
Color meanings
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wishes
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perseverance
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childhood joy