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Dandelioin
A neighbor asked me a question about dandelions and I have not been able to
find the answer for him. If one simply cuts the flowering heads from dandelions and allows the flowers to just stay on the ground where they fall, will the dying flowers be able to finish the seeding process and produce new plants. If anyone can give me a definitive answer to this, I would appreciate it. Thanks, Hound Dog |
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On Thu, 11 Mar 2004 06:29:58 -0600, "Hound Dog"
wrote: A neighbor asked me a question about dandelions and I have not been able to find the answer for him. If one simply cuts the flowering heads from dandelions and allows the flowers to just stay on the ground where they fall, will the dying flowers be able to finish the seeding process and produce new plants. If anyone can give me a definitive answer to this, I would appreciate it. Thanks, Hound Dog If it was still open and yellow.. flowering.. no. It won't go on and make seed. If you cut off one that had closed because it was fertilized and it was very close to ripening, close to reopening and there was enough "sap" in the flower head and stem for it to finish up, as the flower head dries, it will open up and release the fluff tops of the seed if it had already formed. If the seed was already formed, and basically just had to harden the seed coat and dry up the fluff.. yup, it'll go ahead and dry and release the seed. So the answer is.. It depends. ;-) It depends on how close the seed was to finishing the maturation process when its connection to the mother plant was severed. Janice |
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Dandelioin
"Hound Dog" wrote in message ... A neighbor asked me a question about dandelions and I have not been able to find the answer for him. If one simply cuts the flowering heads from dandelions and allows the flowers to just stay on the ground where they fall, will the dying flowers be able to finish the seeding process and produce new plants. If anyone can give me a definitive answer to this, I would appreciate it. Thanks, Hound Dog I've noticed that when I dig dandelions and just throw them in the compost bin, the flowers actually do end up making seed. So, my answer would be-- it probably depends how much of the plant was attached to the flower. I always shred the flowers now. |
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Dandelioin
On Thu, 11 Mar 2004 06:29:58 -0600, "Hound Dog"
wrote: A neighbor asked me a question about dandelions and I have not been able to find the answer for him. If one simply cuts the flowering heads from dandelions and allows the flowers to just stay on the ground where they fall, will the dying flowers be able to finish the seeding process and produce new plants. If anyone can give me a definitive answer to this, I would appreciate it. How 'bout this? Cut off the flowering heads from a few dandelions. Lay them on the ground. See what happens. Report back. :-) |
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Dandelioin
On Thu, 11 Mar 2004 06:29:58 -0600, "Hound Dog"
wrote: A neighbor asked me a question about dandelions and I have not been able to find the answer for him. If one simply cuts the flowering heads from dandelions and allows the flowers to just stay on the ground where they fall, will the dying flowers be able to finish the seeding process and produce new plants. If anyone can give me a definitive answer to this, I would appreciate it. How 'bout this? Cut off the flowering heads from a few dandelions. Lay them on the ground. See what happens. Report back. :-) |
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