When do dandelions bloom? What do real dandelions look like?

1. Flowering time

Dandelions usually bloom from April to September. If you want it to bloom early, you need to provide sufficient light, which is conducive to the differentiation of flower buds. In addition, fertilizers should be added, especially phosphorus and potassium fertilizers, which have a good effect in promoting flowering. In addition, you should also pay attention to water control and extend the watering intervals, so that the plants can transfer nutrients from growth to reproduction, and naturally bloom.

2. What does it look like?

1. Roots: Dandelion roots usually grow in a curved shape, are conical in shape, and are about 4-10 cm long. The root surface is brown and slightly wrinkled, with brown or yellowish-white hairs on the top.

2. Leaves: Dandelion leaves are lanceolate, 4-20 cm long and 1-5 cm wide. The top of the leaves is sometimes blunt and sometimes pointed, with wavy teeth on the edges and sometimes deeply pinnate-shaped. The lobes at the top are large, mostly triangular, with 3-5 lobes on each side. Its petioles and veins are reddish purple with spider-like white hairs.

3. Flowers: Dandelion flowers grow at the top of the peduncle. The scape is as long as the leaves, purple-red on top, and covered with dense, spider-like hairs. Its flowers are in head-shaped inflorescences with a diameter of about 3-4 cm. The bracts are bell-shaped, light green in color, and have 2-3 layers. The outermost layer has a wide membranous edge, light green at the bottom, purple-red at the top, and some bumps. The inner layer is larger and the tip is also purple-red. Its ligulate flowers are yellow with purple-red stripes on the back.

4. Fruit: The fruit of dandelion is achene, which is mostly lanceolate, dark brown in color, only 4-5 mm long and about 1 mm wide. It has small thorns on it, with slender tips and white pappus that will blow away when the wind blows.