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Dandelions, scientifically known as taraxacum officinale are plants belonging to the same family as sun flowers and exist with about forty species across the world. They are totally edible with leaves which can be used to make salads and with edible roots. They can also be used to make wine, stringer tea or for medicinal use.

They normally thrive in summers and cold springs, with notable growth condition preference of wet grounds with full sun. However, when in lawns, they are not useful at all. They form clumps and consequently create poor field footing.They also exhibit yellow flower color with the plant being of different texture than the normal lawn turf grass.

Dandelions grow best in compacted soils and hence easily thrive in lawns which are high traffic areas. Established dandelions can do well in pure dry conditions, they are resilient plants and resistant to pest control. Read the rest of this entry »