All your questions about dandelions answeredand then some!
These plants make for strong childhood memories, though many grown-up gardeners find the commonlawn weedan annoyance.
What’s the deal with these plants?
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Are they weeds or welcome visitors?
Turns out, they’re something different to everyone.
Read on to get the lowdown on dandelions.
What Are Dandelions?
The Frenchdent de lion,or lion’s tooth, became the “dandelion” of today.
If you have them in your yard, you canremove these plantsby hand or by applying a herbicide.
How Did Dandelions Come To The U.S.?
Are Dandelions Just Weeds?
They’re not only weeds.Dandelions are also edible.
Pick only young leaves for salads; old ones can be bitter.
However, most of us won’t need to intentionally garden dandelionsthey grow in our yards on their own.
Plants for a Future.Taraxacum officinale- Webb.
