Dandelion
Plant·Taraxacum officinale
Full sun
Sun
Medium
Water
Moist soil
Drainage
Zones 3–10
Hardiness
Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) is a plant. It grows best in full sun and has moderate water needs. It grows well with crab apple and apple.
Through the year
DormantLeafing outFruitingFloweringDying back
Works well with
from wiki dataWHAT IT NEEDS
Wants full sun
Needs moderate water
Tolerates moist soil, as long as it drains well
Prefers soil pH 5–6.5
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Prefers loam, clay, sandy loam soil
Tolerates compacted soil well
Draws up potassium, calcium, iron, magnesium from deep in the soil
Adds a moderate amount of organic matter to the soil
WHAT IT GIVES
Gives mulch biomass (moderate)
Provides potassium
Provides calcium
Provides iron
Provides magnesium
Attracts pollinators
HOW IT GROWS
SIZE & SPACING
Herbaceous
Height5–40 cm
Spacing15 cm (min 10 cm)
Root depthTaproot
Width10–30 cm
Width figures are rough estimates, the most variable measurement in our data.
AI estimate · accuracy improves as growers contribute corrections.
HOW TO PROPAGATE
Propagate by seed, root cuttings
Difficulty
Establishes in about 1 yr
Self-seeds freely and can spread on its own
Where this comes from
Parsed11 Sept 2026
ConfidenceNot recorded