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Dandelion flowers open to greet the morning and close in the evening to go to sleep.

Every part of the dandelion is useful: root, leaves, flower and it can be used for food, for medicine and as dye for coloring.

Origin of the name is from the French “dent de lion” meaning lion’s tooth, referring to the coarsely-toothed leaves.

Really nice to see my yesterday's purple violets made a fleeting visit to PP!

[julia]

Who would of thought that dandelions could look so beautiful..

[Joyce]

They look stunning in close up Hazel. great shot

[Cornelia]

Lovely rich yellow, very nice lighting

[wendy frost]

Lovely capture they really are quite pretty shame they are a nuisance in the lawn but they do reward us with their fluffy seed heads.

[Beryl Lloyd]

Why has this beautiful wild flower become a weed and a nuisance in my garden --over the last few days I have been discovering it blooming around my pond ,and it is so difficult to eradicate from among the rockery plants !! aagh !!!

[Sam]

I like seeing the bright colours of a dandelion even when they are spreading all over my lawn!

[Denise Wood]

So bright and beautiful :)

[Sgt. Pepper]

Great close-up.

[Kerri Michaels]

nice

[Kim]

Wonderful color and detail.

[gloria jones]

Wonderful, bright, cleat shot...nice details

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Your dandelions are beautiful, too, Hazel, and I love the lighting.

[Molly]

Wonderful bright yellow colours and great detail.

[Nicole]

such a lovely image!

[Lady Magpie (Heather)]

Lovely bit of information, thank you. Lovely capture and goes to show that the mundane dandelion can look pretty as well. FAV.

[Bep]

Lovely capture!
Hundreds of them in my neighbour's meadow next to my garden.

[Richard Creese]

A lot of detail in these lovely weeds. I'm starting to see a lot of them about now.

[linda]

super super colour a big fav

[Hazel]

I always wonder why dandelions are classed as weeds. Such a lovely bright shot Hazel.

[Jules Sparrow]

A lovely shot of these weeds... it makes them look so pretty ..why do we treat them so badly??

[Susie]

Great close up

[The Intermittent Photographer aka Blue Rose]

Fantastic yellow

[Phil Howcroft]

can't beat a good dandelion hazel, even better with a double bloom

[Tonya Browning]

Good job!!

[Mickey Anderson]

Beautiful pic! They make a great wine too!!

[Tammy]

Dandelions are so useful! And I love their bright yellow color. So happy!

[Richard Hickey]

Incredible macro. Congratulations on making the Trending Page and the PP. Well deserved.

[John]

Splendid color! So cheerful and bright.

[Rosan]

I don't like them in my yard, but have to admit they are pretty!

[Margaret Brown]

Love fav!

[Penelope Ann]

They are cheery!

[Pyrrhula]

The war begin. How I get lost of the to many of them ? a few I like but like the Dutch saying. ~` geef hem een vinger en hij neemt je hele hand `` = give it a finger and it takes you whole hand . you garden soon is full of them.

[Hazel]

@pyrrhula

Ah yes - In English - give them an inch and they take a yard!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Pretty shot! I just ordered some dandelion tea as a matter of fact!

[Hazel]

@olivetreeann

Oh I haven't tried that - my grandma used to make dandelion wine!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@quietpurplehaze I read that a combination of dandelion tea, lemon juice and unsweetened cranberry juice is good for the thyroid and helps in weight loss- something that is harder and harder for me to do as my arthritis gets worse and worse.

[Hazel]

@olivetreeann

Interesting. I could do with weight loss but raw lemon juice plays havoc with my 'innards' - could use lime juice perhaps.
Sorry for the arthritis, Ann.

[ShirleyB]

A gardens pest, yet natures beauty. Lovely clear picture.