All About the Dandelion Flower
Description of the Dandelion FlowerEveryone knows what the dandelion looks like, it is such an easy flower to recognize. A dandelion can be characterized by its long hollow stem and the yellow flower that it has on top. Depending on the season that it is, it may have white fuzz on top of it that is the pollination and how the dandelion spreads. This flower is a tap rooted biennial, so it will keep coming back time after time; it is a hard plant to get rid of if you don’t want it. The flower on top has a ton of little florets or petals and at some point it will become a seed head that will spread throughout the area and create new dandelion plants.
Uses for the Dandelion FlowerSo, of course, for some people, with the floral meaning of the dandelion, they give it out to show their faithfulness to their partner. This is one thing that people do with a dandelion. But, there are a lot of other uses for a dandelion too. Chances are, this isn’t a flower that you are going to find in a bouquet, so be aware of that. There are many people that will use the dandelion as something that they put into their salads. Also, it makes a wine that people really enjoy too. There are also some medicinal uses for this flower. The dandelion is said to help with anti-inflammatory issues and can even help with urinary tract infections. But, people need to be careful if they are eating it, for some people they have had allergic reactions to the dandelion pollen that is in the flower that they are eating.