The dandelion - The scourge of millions and I suspect millions of dollars are spent each year trying to eradicate these hardy plants from domestic turf. Is it a weed or a wildflower? To me a weed is nothing more than a wildflower, out of place, out of phase, or out of time.
My wifes' roommate in college was from Japan. One spring day she asked my wife what were the beautiful yellow flowers she was seeing in the grass around campus. My wife shared with her how the majority of Americans disdain the dandelion. It is a matter of perspective. There is Dandelion wine and Dandelion greens that people consume. I may have had the wine but I don't recall ever having eaten dandelion greens.
As a composite flower producing hundreds of seeds, they can quickly spread and get established on a wide range of bare soils to thick grass. And they are not limited to just blooming during the spring, but throughout the growing season. As for me, I could do without and regularly go on dandelion eradication patrol in my yard on a frequent basis using my specialized dandelion puller.
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