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TARAXACUM officinale

Dandelion (Pu-Gong-Ying)

Select Item No. TA008

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1 Portion contains 20-250 seeds depending on value and size.
Please switch to gram for larger quantities.



Plant Description

Life Cycle: Perennial
Family: Asteraceae
Origin: Europe, Northern Asia, North America: forest margins, roadsides, meadows.
Special Features: Dandelion (Pu-Gong-Ying), yellow, TCM plant. Attractive for butterflies and other pollinators. Suitable for natural landscaping. Use for low maintenance plantings. Suitable for pot and planter. Easy to grow.
Historical: Traditional medicinal plant.
 
Basic Colour: (yellow / gold)
Flower Colour: yellow
Natural Flowering Period: May - October
 
Winter Hardiness Zones: Z3 - Z9
Foliage: Entire, pinnatifid, deep green.
Growth Habit: rosettes-forming
Height with Flowers: 30 cm
Spacing between Plants: 30 cm
Soil Requirements: average
Location:
Characteristics: decorative fruit / medicinal plant / beneficial plant / culinary herb / groundcover
Usage: honey-bee food plant
Portion weight: 0.099 Gram
Grams per 1000 seeds: 0.4 Gram
Seeds per Gram
(does not correspond to the number of plants!):
2500
Gram to get 1000 plants
(if sown directly into pots etc. you will need a larger quantity):
2 Gram
Sowing Direction:

(16) See 15 with the exception of germination being slower and more irregular. This poses no problems.

(15) Rapidly germinating, keep seed in constant moisture (not wet) with temperatures of about +20°C [68°F]. Seeds must be covered thinly. Do not cover very small seeds, but tightly press into the earth. Keep in cooler conditions after germination occurs.

Container Size(s): 1 plug per 8/9 cm (3 1/2")
Fertilizer: Light (100-150 ppm)
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