The white is the seed heads. They blow in the wind and make more plants all over the yard. Actually dandelion was originally a vegetable, and when picked and fixed right before they bloom, they have more iron in them than any other green. We used to pick them, my Mother would cook them then put them in a skillet with bacon bits. Not only are they good but very good for you. It is too late this spring to eat them now though they would be tough and bitter.
White dandelions grow in summer season.I got white dandelion seeds from Osaka,Japan, 3 months before they germinated.july month they started to appear.during cool februare white flowers developed .here in the tropic(Philippines) 400 m elevation,white dandelions can thrive in partial shade(30% shade) .the hot sun rays can cause leaf damage specifically when noon temp. Reached above 28C.
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The white is the seed heads. They blow in the wind and make more plants all over the yard. Actually dandelion was originally a vegetable, and when picked and fixed right before they bloom, they have more iron in them than any other green. We used to pick them, my Mother would cook them then put them in a skillet with bacon bits. Not only are they good but very good for you. It is too late this spring to eat them now though they would be tough and bitter.
White dandelions grow in summer season.I got white dandelion seeds from Osaka,Japan, 3 months before they germinated.july month they started to appear.during cool februare white flowers developed .here in the tropic(Philippines) 400 m elevation,white dandelions can thrive in partial shade(30% shade) .the hot sun rays can cause leaf damage specifically when noon temp. Reached above 28C.
They start as dandelions and when they die, turn into the white ones. We have them now so spring.