Dandelions

@allknowing (153926)
India
December 4, 2024 5:41pm CST
I would not like to consider dandelions as weeds as they are edible and pretty too They do not grow here but would love them if they did. Rather than have weeds that do not flower I would prefer dandelions any day I know there are gardeners who keep uprooting them from their gardens. They could atleast have a croner for them. They are so beautiful Image credit:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Common_dandelion_(Taraxacum_officinale_in_Finnish_voikukka).jpg
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@rakski (149387)
• Philippines
5 Dec 24
I read that they are more nutritious than most of the vegetables
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@allknowing (153926)
• India
5 Dec 24
And yet they are considered as weeds
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@rakski (149387)
• Philippines
5 Dec 24
@allknowing true and people do not know that they are edible
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@allknowing (153926)
• India
5 Dec 24
@rakski There are so many so called weeds that are edible
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@andriaperry (118691)
• Anniston, Alabama
5 Dec 24
As for me, they are food and medicine. I let them grow wild on my property.
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@allknowing (153926)
• India
5 Dec 24
Good to know that. Hope others did that too
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@andriaperry (118691)
• Anniston, Alabama
5 Dec 24
@allknowing some people do but most don't care.
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@snowy22315 (199846)
• United States
5 Dec 24
They are very pretty for weeds and have some functional nutrition as well.
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@allknowing (153926)
• India
5 Dec 24
If I had them I would adore them
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@amnabas (14877)
• Karachi, Pakistan
5 Dec 24
They look so pretty.
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@allknowing (153926)
• India
5 Dec 24
Some uproot them as they fill up their garden
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• Philippines
5 Dec 24
Dandelions are beautiful. I won't uproot them if they ever grow in my garden.
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@allknowing (153926)
• India
5 Dec 24
I won't either
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@Beestring (15377)
• Hong Kong
5 Dec 24
Dandelions are beautiful. I didn't know that they are edible.
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@allknowing (153926)
• India
5 Dec 24
They do not grow here but many make salads and enjoy them
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@Raine38 (12387)
• United States
5 Dec 24
We consider them weeds around here, but I don't think we are actively trying to get rid of them during spring and summer - at least here in our small town, I believe. They help in pollination and from what I hear are a good source of food for butterflies and bees. Dandelion seeds are my favorite to photoshoot. When I was young, we call them "wishes". They are so light and fluffy and flies when blown. We believed as kids that those fluffies carries our wishes to heavens.
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@allknowing (153926)
• India
5 Dec 24
Those who totally uproot them need to be educated. I have those kind of seeds - purple alamanda. They fly around
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@RebeccasFarm (90976)
• Arvada, Colorado
5 Dec 24
I have heard so much about these for tea but never tried it.
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@allknowing (153926)
• India
5 Dec 24
You may get them sold as dry dandelions
@jstory07 (146898)
• Roseburg, Oregon
5 Dec 24
Dandelions are really beautiful.
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@allknowing (153926)
• India
5 Dec 24
And edible too
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@RasmaSandra (91680)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
5 Dec 24
We always made the best dandelion salads in Latvia,
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@allknowing (153926)
• India
5 Dec 24
You are indeed practical
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@aureategloom (11025)
• Bosnia And Herzegovina
5 Dec 24
dandelions are common here and people use them to make honey