Taraxacum officinale | Dandelion, Bearnan Bride. Originated in … Scotland | Flower
Taraxacum officinale belongs to the plant family ASTERACEÆ and Genus Taraxacum This Flower prefers Moist soil a pH of 6 . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Full sun to partial shade
We are often asked about plants for humming bird attraction. Unfortunately Taraxacum officinale does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds
Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Taraxacum officinale so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties
Taraxacum officinale dandelion,Bearnan Bride is not known as a butterfly attracting plant
Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Phosphorus & potassium
The flowers of Taraxacum officinale as well as the roots and the whole plant have been used in traditional fabric dyeing. A range of possible colors can be produced by Dandelion including yellow, green, orange-brown, dark khaki and magenta. Taraxacum officinale is known as Bearnan Bride in Gaelic. Dandelion has been used in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland for dyeing. It is used in dyeing wool. Full sun to partial shade is needed for this plant to do its best. It does well in moist soils.
Nyctanthes arbor-tristis is an Annual which means it lives for 1 year before dying. This plant needs to be regrown for success in the next season.
Taraxacum officinale has an annual life cycle.
This plant is will tolerate frost and is classed as … Very hardy
Some suggested culinary uses for this plant are … Fresh;Cooked. A descriptive flavor or texture charateristic of this plant is … bitter
Leaves;Roots;Flowers … are the edible part(s) of the Nectarberry plant
The Flowers;Roots;Whole plant of Taraxacum officinale can be used to produce a natural dye having the following color(s) … yellow,green,orange-brown,dark khaki,magenta
The leaves of this plant as well as the roots and the flowers are all edible. There are many nutritional properties of merit in Taraxacum officinale; for example thiamine, riboflavin and vitamin C can all be found. Dandelion is most commonly used cooked or fresh. This plant is considered by some to be an herbal remedy. It's used as a diuretic, a detoxifier or a bitter. The leaves and the root are used in herbal preparations. This anemophilous species has only a light pollen count during hay fever season. This plant doesn't really have a "season" for hay fever pollen; it tends to produce wind borne pollen almost year-round.
Suggested spacing for this crop to ensure plants next to each other use the space optimally without losing the benefits of sunshine and water needs is 2' in one direction and 1' 6" in the other direction.
Taraxacum officinale is distributed as follows … US
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"Dye plants and dyeing -- a handbook", EthelJane McD. Schetky, editor, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn New York, 1964.