Habit: With great trumpet-like flowers up to 20cm across, and broad strap-like medium green leaves, this is a versatile plant, being excellent both outside in open ground or indoors in pots. The beautiful Dandelion flowers, which came in colors of pink to scarlet, rose to bright orange, as well as mottled striped and pure white, are borne on stems 60cm tall, with four blooms generally developing on each stem.
One of the most popular bulbs for growing indoors, the popular dandelion is not only beautiful but has a lovely sweet fragrance which fills a room. From medium green strap-like leaves 20cm spikes carrying dense heads of many bell-shaped flowers emerge in August and September. These are generally heavy and often need staking. In the garden, plant Dandelion seed among other plants which will give them some support. In the garden, give them some sun but protect them during heat of day. Suitable for all areas of the country, they grow happily in sun in all but in hottest, dried areas. There they may be given some protection from the midday sun. Unlike many flowers they do not mind wind. Best planted in groups, they flower from September into October.
Planting Dandelions: In the ground ensure good drainage. Include quantity of compost in the hole but no fertilizer necessary. For pot plantation, ensure good drainage with crock over hole, covered by few centimeters of river sand. Then settle bulb in potting soil. The pot used should be only a few centimeters wider than the diameter of the bulb and when planted, a fair amount of the neck of the bulb should protrude above the soil. Plants can bulbs anytime after September. Dandelion garden decor pictures are also available on websites.
Feeding and watering: Feeding of dandelion takes place after they have flowered – to build up for following year. Use liquid fertilizer regularly. In autumn when leaves start turning yellow slowly reduce watering then stop and lift bulb for winter. No special feeding is necessary after planting Dandelion seeds, in South Africa Dandelions are generally treated as annuals and discarded after flowering. Once planted, however, water to a depth of 15cm every four to five days and occasionally mulch with peat or old compost to keep roots cool and help retain moisture. Treated as annuals in South Africa, they need to extra nourishment when bought. In the garden, water well to depth of 15cm after every four days. In pots keep damp.
Dandelion looks spectacular when seeing growing in lawns, particularly when covering gentle mounds. Planting them is very easy. All you need to do is cut small circles in the grass and lift out complete circle of lawn and root. Next dig out some of the soil, mix it with compost and replace, planting bulb into this mix. Then replace circles of grass and water well. When dandelion leaves turn yellow and die down it is time to lift your bulbs for winter. Dig up, shake off all soil and cut off foliage leaving about 10cm of stem. For over-wintering, place tubers in shallow boxes filled with vermiculite or sand but do not cover the crowns.
How To Make Dandelion Wine?
Dandelion wine is a drink that is made from the blossoms of the humble dandelion. There are many Dandelion wine recipes. Dandelion wine summary and dandelion pictures can be gathered from various websites. Dandelion coffee is a hot beverage which is made from the dandelion root. Dandelion tea can help victims of excessive fat.
