DANDELION PLANT - #tnnursery

Welcome to TN Nursery, your ultimate YouTube destination for everything floral and botanical. In today's video, we're featuring TN Nursery's dandelion. Dandelion perennials have bright yellow, disc-like flowers atop slender, green stems with jagged-edged leaves that form a rosette at the base. While it is often considered a weed due to its rapid growth and ability to spread, it possesses several characteristics that can benefit landscaping. They have roots that spread really wide. This loosens hard-packed soil and increases aeration, making it healthier. Their roots extract calcium and potassium from the earth, making these vital nutrients available to nearby plants. And because their roots also have the ability to hold the soil together, these plants help prevent erosion. In early spring, many kinds of pollinators rely on them for their nectar. While some of them can yield as many as 400 seeds, the typical yield is 180. Pollinators like ladybugs, honeybees, and moths play a key role in pest control by eating, weakening, and killing garden pests. The wind carries bits of the fuzzy pappus, which contains seeds, as part of the plant's reproduction process. Hummingbirds, in particular, like these fuzzy seeds. To purchase these plants, please see the link in the description below. Visit our website today.