Common Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) seeds

The cultivar of the dandelion is an allrounder: Leaves, blossoms, and roots can be used in the kitchen.
Contents: Approx. 500 seeds
Open-pollinated variety, seed tested regularly

€2.59

Product number: 1097 GTIN: 4250601204475

Description

The well-known dandelion is a versatilely used plant - we offer it in a very productive cultivar. The blossoms and seed stems of the dandelion are beautiful to look at and from the blossoms, syrup can be cooked. The young leaves give a tasty salad. The roots can be roasted like coffee or lifted in autumn and left sprouting indoors. Therefore, they are put in a bucket with a little bit of moist soil close to each other and covered with a lid, for example. At 12 to 18°C, in the next weeks, wonderful, tender, bleached dandelions, similar to the chicory, can be harvested.

Cultural forms of the dandelion are spread especially in France and Turkey. This variety has especially large, pulpy leaves. Also in medicine, the dandelion is known for its detoxifying and digestive effects.

Lifecycle	Hardy
Species	Asteraceae
Eventual height	5-50 cm
Flower colour	Yellow
Flowering months	May
Main harvest	August, September
Root system	Deep roots, Taproot

When to sow outdoors	April, August, March, May, September
Sowing depth	0.5 cm
Germination temperature	15-20°C
Germination time	1-2 weeks
Sunlight	Full sun, Shade
Planting distance	10 cm

Sowing and care

The perennial dandelion is very undemanding in cultivation. The seeds are sown either in March to May or directly outdoors in August. In order to harvest leaves as long as possible and keep them from getting bitter, the flowers should be broken off. In autumn, the turnips can be lifted and used like chicory for sprouting indoors.

Other names

Botanical name: Taraxacum officinale, T. laeticolor, T. retroflexum, Chondrilla taraxacum, Crepis taraxacum, Leontodon taraxacum

German: Augenmilch, Augenwurz, Bärenzahnkraut, Bayrischer Enzian, Beddschìssa, Bettpisser, Blindblume, Brummer, Butterblume, Butterstecker, Eierkraut, Franzosensalat, Hahnenspeck, Kettepösch, Kettenblume, Kuhblume, Kuhlattich, Kuhscheiß, Laternenblume, Lichtbloom, Marienzahn, Melkdistel, Milchdistel, Milchstöck, Pappenstiel, Pfaffenkopf, Pfaffenplatte, Pferdeblume, Röhrlkraut, Schäfchenblume, Schweineblume, Saurüssel, Sonnenwurzel, wilde Zichorie, Hundeblume, Kuhblume, Pusteblume, Butterblume, Maistock, Pissblume, Pissnelke, Söiblueme, Chrottepösche, Weihfäcke, Milchbleme

English: Blowball, Lion's tooth, Cankerwort, Milk witch, Yellow gowan, Irish daisy, Monkshead, Priest's crown, Puffball, Faceclock, Pee-a-bed, Wet-a-bed, Swine's snout, White endive, Wild endive, Dandelion

French: Pissenlit, Dent-de-lion

Italian: Taràssaco comune, Dente di leone, Dente di cane, Soffione, Cicoria selvatica, Cicoria asinina, Grugno di porco, Ingrassaporci, Insalata di porci, Pisciacane, Lappa, Missinina, Piscialletto

Spanish: Achicoria amarga, Diente de león, Hadubellmout, Meacamas, Peeta, Taraxacón, Bulanico, Amargón, Almirón, Pelosilla, Corona de fraile, Achicoria amarilla, Achicoria silvestre, Bufas de lobo, Chinita de campo, Flor de macho, Frango, Lechiriega, Taraxaco, Tatusia, Achicoria, Amargón, Botón de oro, Lechuguilla, Pelusilla, Radicha, Radicheta, Panadero

Manufacturer information: Magic Garden Seeds GmbH | Junkersstraße 7 | 93055 Regensburg, Germany | service@magicgardenseeds.com | https://www.magicgardenseeds.com

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