Dandelion

Common Name: Dandelion

Scientific Name: Taraxacum officinale

Life Cycle: Hardy Perennial

Description: 

• culinary herb 

• medicinal herb - many uses 

• bee attractor

• highly nutritious - leaves can be eaten raw or cooked.  Slightly bitter in flavour

Sowing Depth & Method: 1 mm deep, raised seedlings

Plant height: 50 cm 

Plant spacing: 30 cm  

Season: Spring & Summer

Position: part or full sun, moist soil

Days until germination: 7 - 21 days at 10 - 20 degrees Celsius

Days until maturity: 95 - 110 days

Approx Number of Seeds: 100

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