“For honeybees, a dandelion is the first sign of Spring!” -June Stoyer
“Dandelions, like all things in nature, are beautiful when you take time to pay attention to them.” -June Stoyer
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“Whether a dandelion is a weed or a flower is entirely a matter of perspective.” -Julia Tagliere
“Dandelions, like all things in nature, are beautiful when you take time to pay attention to them.” -June Stoyer
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“Whether a dandelion is a weed or a flower is entirely a matter of perspective.” -Julia Tagliere
The word ‘dandelion’ is derived from the French phrase ‘dent de lion’ meaning ‘tooth of the lion,’ so-called because of the shape of the plant’s leaves.
“When you look at a field of dandelions, you can choose to see thousands of weeds or thousands of wishes. Pluck by the stem a dandelion flower that has turned from yellow to white. Make a secret wish from your heart’s desires. When you blow on them, the individual fluffy white tufts with attached seeds will drift away, sometimes even to be borne aloft by breezes. If you are lucky, one of them may land in the hidden realm of the fairies, and the fairies may find the wish attached to it and make the wish real in their way. May all of your secret dandelion wishes come true.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“When you look at a field of dandelions, you can choose to see thousands of weeds or thousands of wishes. Pluck by the stem a dandelion flower that has turned from yellow to white. Make a secret wish from your heart’s desires. When you blow on them, the individual fluffy white tufts with attached seeds will drift away, sometimes even to be borne aloft by breezes. If you are lucky, one of them may land in the hidden realm of the fairies, and the fairies may find the wish attached to it and make the wish real in their way. May all of your secret dandelion wishes come true.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“Sunny yellow dandelions in fields of green grass is perhaps the Earth answering back to nighttime skies filled with twinkling stars.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
Young Dandelion,
On a hedge-side.
Said young Dandelion,
Who’ll be my bride?
Said young Dandelion,
With a sweet air,
I have my eye on
Miss Daisy fair.
-Dinah Craik (Dinah Maria Craik (born Dinah Maria Mulock (1826 - 1887))
Young Dandelion,
On a hedge-side.
Said young Dandelion,
Who’ll be my bride?
Said young Dandelion,
With a sweet air,
I have my eye on
Miss Daisy fair.
-Dinah Craik (Dinah Maria Craik (born Dinah Maria Mulock (1826 - 1887))
Dandelion flowers start out as tight bundles of long thin green leaves, which open to reveal bright yellow flowers, that eventually form the fluffy white matter consisting of tiny seeds connected to little tufts of fluff called ‘clocks,’ which are easily captured by the wind and taken aloft, spreading the seeds far and wide to begin new dandelion plants.
“But dandelions were what she chiefly saw. Yellow jewels for everyday studding the patched green dress of her backyard. She liked their demure prettiness second to their everydayness; for in that latter quality she thought she saw a picture of herself, and it was comforting to find that what was common could also be a flower.” -Gwendolyn Brooks
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“But dandelions were what she chiefly saw. Yellow jewels for everyday studding the patched green dress of her backyard. She liked their demure prettiness second to their everydayness; for in that latter quality she thought she saw a picture of herself, and it was comforting to find that what was common could also be a flower.” -Gwendolyn Brooks
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From cracks in the pavement to lush fields, dandelions bloom with determination.
Dandelion
A dandelion doesn’t roar
Which is a lucky thing
With all the millions that there are
That would be frightening.
When I went out to play today
I found dandelions yellow and gay
And then when I came in tonight
The dandelions had turned to white.
By Author Unknown
Dandelion
A dandelion doesn’t roar
Which is a lucky thing
With all the millions that there are
That would be frightening.
When I went out to play today
I found dandelions yellow and gay
And then when I came in tonight
The dandelions had turned to white.
By Author Unknown
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Dandelions are part of the daisy family, a large botanical family with more than 1,620 genera of plant types.
Dandelions are hardy plants with strong roots that reach far down into the soil to obtain water and nutrients. The roots can be 3 to 4.5 meters (10 to 15 feet) in length, but often are only 15 to 45 centimeters (6 to 18 inches) in length.
Dandelions are part of the daisy family, a large botanical family with more than 1,620 genera of plant types.
Dandelions are hardy plants with strong roots that reach far down into the soil to obtain water and nutrients. The roots can be 3 to 4.5 meters (10 to 15 feet) in length, but often are only 15 to 45 centimeters (6 to 18 inches) in length.
Roots, blossoms, leaves - all parts of dandelions are edible.
“The man who worries morning and night about the dandelions in the lawn will find great relief in loving the dandelions.” -Liberty Hyde Bailey
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When plants reach the stage of development in which they produce seeds, they are often referred to as having ‘gone to seed.’ Dandelions visibly go to seed when their yellow flowers turn into spherical constellations of white tufts.
“The man who worries morning and night about the dandelions in the lawn will find great relief in loving the dandelions.” -Liberty Hyde Bailey
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When plants reach the stage of development in which they produce seeds, they are often referred to as having ‘gone to seed.’ Dandelions visibly go to seed when their yellow flowers turn into spherical constellations of white tufts.
Luscious edible dandelions grow wild, and the freshly picked greens can be eaten raw in salads, or cooked in ways similar to how other greens, such as spinach, are cooked. Health-conscious people, frugal people, and people with little or no money can include dandelions in their diets. We can still, to some extent, ‘live off the land.’
“Some people live a life of going wherever the wind blows, like the seed tufts on dandelions, but even those seed tufts will land somewhere and take root, and that is perhaps best for them, and it is best also for wandering souls to at last find a place to take root.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
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“Always strive to be like a dandelion. Whenever they fall apart and break down, they rise up much stronger and more hopeful.” -Author Unknown
“Some people live a life of going wherever the wind blows, like the seed tufts on dandelions, but even those seed tufts will land somewhere and take root, and that is perhaps best for them, and it is best also for wandering souls to at last find a place to take root.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
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“Always strive to be like a dandelion. Whenever they fall apart and break down, they rise up much stronger and more hopeful.” -Author Unknown
Dandelions: Small bursts of sunshine in your lawn.
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“It gives one a sudden start in going down a barren, stony street, to see upon a narrow strip of grass, just within the iron fence, the radiant dandelion, shining in the grass like a spark dropped from the sun.” -Henry Ward Beecher (1813 - 1887)
“Dandelions are just friendly little weeds which only want to be loved like flowers.” -Heather Babcock
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National Dandelion Day is 5 April each year.
“Last summer, I spent almost an hour blowing dandelions off their stems towards him, so that he had a chance to wish for everything he wanted.” -Helen Oyeyemi
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A Dandelion Ditty
Roses are red,
Violets are blue -
But they don’t get around
Like the dandelions do!
By Author Unknown
“Most of the dandelions had changed from suns into moons.” -Vladimir Nabokov
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What are the nutritional benefits of dandelions? Dandelion flowers contain antioxidants. Dandelion leaves are high in vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin K, and the minerals calcium, copper, iron, manganese, and potassium. Dandelion roots are rich in iron, boron, beta-carotene, and potassium. One cup of chopped raw dandelion greens provides 112 percent of the daily requirement of vitamin A, and has only 25 calories. Dandelion greens can be eaten cooked or raw.
“Be like a dandelion, whenever they fall apart, they start again. Have hope.” -Author Unknown
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“If dandelions were hard to grow they would be most welcome on any lawn.” -Andrew V. Mason
It is against the law in Pueblo, Colorado, United States of America, to raise a dandelion or permit a dandelion to grow within city limits. Some people do not know what else to do with themselves, so they spend a part of their lives making unnecessary laws.
“If dandelions were rare and fragile, people would knock themselves out to pay $14.95 a plant, raise them by hand in greenhouses, and form dandelion societies and all that.” -Robert Fulghum
Dandelions can be washed in water and eaten raw, or cooked. Dandelion flowers and leaves add color and flavor to salads. Dandelion leaves can also be juiced. Dandelion roots can be roasted or used to make tea.
“Beautiful as a dandelion-blossom golden in the green grass, this life can be.” -Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892 - 1950)
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Dandelions have been used as a food source and as a medicine for more than 1,000 years. European immigrants purposely brought dandelion seeds to America, to use the greens, or leaves of the plant, for making salads and teas. Dandelion roots can be served as a vegetable course, or dried and used as a coffee substitute. The flowers can used be to make a yellow dye for wool. There are periodic revivals of using dandelions in these ways, as generation after generation rediscovers dandelions.
“In a world full of roses, stand out like a dandelion in the middle of a green, plush lawn!” -June Stoyer
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“It gives one a sudden start in going down a barren, stony street, to see upon a narrow strip of grass, just within the iron fence, the radiant dandelion, shining in the grass like a spark dropped from the sun.” -Henry Ward Beecher (1813 - 1887)
“Dandelions are just friendly little weeds which only want to be loved like flowers.” -Heather Babcock
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National Dandelion Day is 5 April each year.
“Last summer, I spent almost an hour blowing dandelions off their stems towards him, so that he had a chance to wish for everything he wanted.” -Helen Oyeyemi
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A Dandelion Ditty
Roses are red,
Violets are blue -
But they don’t get around
Like the dandelions do!
By Author Unknown
“Most of the dandelions had changed from suns into moons.” -Vladimir Nabokov
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What are the nutritional benefits of dandelions? Dandelion flowers contain antioxidants. Dandelion leaves are high in vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin K, and the minerals calcium, copper, iron, manganese, and potassium. Dandelion roots are rich in iron, boron, beta-carotene, and potassium. One cup of chopped raw dandelion greens provides 112 percent of the daily requirement of vitamin A, and has only 25 calories. Dandelion greens can be eaten cooked or raw.
“Be like a dandelion, whenever they fall apart, they start again. Have hope.” -Author Unknown
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“If dandelions were hard to grow they would be most welcome on any lawn.” -Andrew V. Mason
It is against the law in Pueblo, Colorado, United States of America, to raise a dandelion or permit a dandelion to grow within city limits. Some people do not know what else to do with themselves, so they spend a part of their lives making unnecessary laws.
“If dandelions were rare and fragile, people would knock themselves out to pay $14.95 a plant, raise them by hand in greenhouses, and form dandelion societies and all that.” -Robert Fulghum
Dandelions can be washed in water and eaten raw, or cooked. Dandelion flowers and leaves add color and flavor to salads. Dandelion leaves can also be juiced. Dandelion roots can be roasted or used to make tea.
“Beautiful as a dandelion-blossom golden in the green grass, this life can be.” -Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892 - 1950)
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Dandelions have been used as a food source and as a medicine for more than 1,000 years. European immigrants purposely brought dandelion seeds to America, to use the greens, or leaves of the plant, for making salads and teas. Dandelion roots can be served as a vegetable course, or dried and used as a coffee substitute. The flowers can used be to make a yellow dye for wool. There are periodic revivals of using dandelions in these ways, as generation after generation rediscovers dandelions.
“In a world full of roses, stand out like a dandelion in the middle of a green, plush lawn!” -June Stoyer
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