Do dandelions die when they turn white?

You mean the flowers? No, unfortunately. The white bits are seeds that will float off into the breeze until they land on fertile ground (ie, anywhere) and sprout into new dandelions. Meanwhile, the parent is a perennial. read more

No, unfortunately. The white bits are seeds that will float off into the breeze until they land on fertile ground (ie, anywhere) and sprout into new dandelions. Meanwhile, the parent is a perennial. The leaves die off in the winter but return next spring to make more baby dandelions. read more

Dandelion seeds illustrate perfectly the role the wind plays in distributing certain types of seeds across the landscape. That's not the end of the story, however, for dandelion seeds can be dispersed in other ways, including a child blowing on the seed heads, birds or other creatures dropping them along the way in their travels, or rainwater moving them from one place to another. read more

We always call them dandelion clocks. Because children blow the seeds away and count how many breaths it takes for them all to disappear. If it takes three they say its three o'clock. read more