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 (…)Flowers are crying when They are plucking.

I can definitely relate! I was always confused when I was told that it was a weed. It is a delightful flower and I don't like it when people pull them just to get rid of them.

@Witchy, thanks for the info on dandelion uses. I will have to look into that!

i love seeing dandilions dotting green feilds. i never pull weeds up, even if they are ugly, i dont have to anyways since i dont garden lol. i would say that dandilions are flowers.

Yeah. I know. You're welcome for the info.

this site has a lot of info on herbal remedies: http://www.thedance.com

includiing medical uses of dandelions!

Jolly Rancher, you are so right-   and thanks so much WitchyWoman for that link too..

Faeries love all plants- including flowers- and they especially love flowers due to the energy and essences each flower emits.    I recall reading some people's After Death experiences where one thing they particularly noticed was that there were also flowers in the Heavenly Realm-  and the flowers there actually were very alive– as t hough they had a consciousness.   Well in reality, all plants and even flowers do  have a soul–   so it doesnt surprise me that these people who had these experiences noticed that.

Dandilions are precioius wild flowers –   very under-appreciated — in fact, our society sells toxic weedkillers to destroy these beautiful flowers because landscapers consider them a nuisance.    This is because humankind has tunnel vision and cannot see the flowers for the trees–    (FYI–  that last sentence just popped in my  head mysteriously– I think faeries or gnomes are in my room :-)!

After my faery encounter back in 2008, I started caring for and appreciating wild plants more and stopped pulling up what I used to consider weeds–  instead I would allow the dandilion or plantain to grow in the garden- and just transplant the ones that wanted to take over into a seperate area just for them.

Then one morning before waking up, I heard this woman  singing this verse to me– (while I was half asleep/half awake)   "You are helping the flower to seed;   all things are precious"     Then I jolted awake and noone was in my room–  this woman had to be someone from the Faery realm or Angel who works with the faery Kingdom.  I wrote down this verse in my journal and will never forget it.      All things are precious-     if Dandilions were not meant to exist, they would never have been created.

Did you know that dandilion leaves are very healthy to eat-  are very high in antioxidants- and even iron as well–  the type of iron the human body can easily absorb.  As Witchy Woman said- the roots are very edible- and can be dried and then put into warm water as a tea.   The roots have a property in them that detoxes the human liver-   Also, it doesnt taste bad-  You can even buy dandilion root tea in the healthfood stores!

   The flowers can even be eaten as welll and the flowers have very good pollen for all pollinating insects.    Pollinating insects are suffering greatly in the United States because of herbicides and pesticides that are being used on  a larger basis than ever before.     In fact,  agricultural corporations like Monsanto,  have developed plants that have built-in herbicides in them — which naturally kill off any nearby dandilions, milkweed, and any wild flower that these mutant type plants are grown near.     Pollinating insects die as a result.    The agricultural corporations don't really care if bees or butterflies die off-  they only care about making money and finding ways to do it .

So if you see a dandilion — don't kill it-     transplant some of them into a seperate are if you need to , then water them .–  but don't kill them.     Some people in Mexico where dandilions are rare– even put them in pots with potting soil and enjoy thier beauty on thier deck , porch or patio..

Lisa A.- Grey Eyes said:

Jolly Rancher, you are so right-   and thanks so much WitchyWoman for that link too..

Faeries love all plants- including flowers- and they especially love flowers due to the energy and essences each flower emits.    I recall reading some people's After Death experiences where one thing they particularly noticed was that there were also flowers in the Heavenly Realm-  and the flowers there actually were very alive– as t hough they had a consciousness.   Well in reality, all plants and even flowers do  have a soul–   so it doesnt surprise me that these people who had these experiences noticed that.

Dandilions are precioius wild flowers –   very under-appreciated — in fact, our society sells toxic weedkillers to destroy these beautiful flowers because landscapers consider them a nuisance.    This is because humankind has tunnel vision and cannot see the flowers for the trees–    (FYI–  that last sentence just popped in my  head mysteriously– I think faeries or gnomes are in my room !

After my faery encounter back in 2008, I started caring for and appreciating wild plants more and stopped pulling up what I used to consider weeds–  instead I would allow the dandilion or plantain to grow in the garden- and just transplant the ones that wanted to take over into a seperate area just for them.

Then one morning before waking up, I heard this woman  singing this verse to me– (while I was half asleep/half awake)   “You are helping the flower to seed;   all things are precious”     Then I jolted awake and noone was in my room–  this woman had to be someone from the Faery realm or Angel who works with the faery Kingdom.  I wrote down this verse in my journal and will never forget it.      All things are precious-     if Dandilions were not meant to exist, they would never have been created.

Did you know that dandilion leaves are very healthy to eat-  are very high in antioxidants- and even iron as well–  the type of iron the human body can easily absorb.  As Witchy Woman said- the roots are very edible- and can be dried and then put into warm water as a tea.   The roots have a property in them that detoxes the human liver-   Also, it doesnt taste bad-  You can even buy dandilion root tea in the healthfood stores!

   The flowers can even be eaten as welll and the flowers have very good pollen for all pollinating insects.    Pollinating insects are suffering greatly in the United States because of herbicides and pesticides that are being used on  a larger basis than ever before.     In fact,  agricultural corporations like Monsanto,  have developed plants that have built-in herbicides in them — which naturally kill off any nearby dandilions, milkweed, and any wild flower that these mutant type plants are grown near.     Pollinating insects die as a result.    The agricultural corporations don't really care if bees or butterflies die off-  they only care about making money and finding ways to do it .

So if you see a dandilion — don't kill it-     transplant some of them into a seperate are if you need to , then water them .–  but don't kill them.     Some people in Mexico where dandilions are rare– even put them in pots with potting soil and enjoy thier beauty on thier deck , porch or patio..

Oh my gosh Lisa, that is fantastic information, thank you!! I will *definitely* try to transplant them as we have such an overgrowth of them and my parents are bent on picking them out of the lawn, lol!

Also, do you have any links to how to use the roots for liver detoxing? I'm going to google away.

lol all this info on dandelions is so cool! And thanks a bunch Lisa, I might have to try this tea thing! :)

but its kinda funny sitting here with all you talking about how good danelions are for you-and they "taste good" too! cuz once I was bored and we were outside for gym class. I picked a danelion (cuz there were five million bajillion around me) and said to meh buds, "What if I ate this?" and one of them said "I dare you to!" So i started putting iit in my mouth (i was NOT going to eat it tho cuz that would be so gross!) but appearently i was putting it in stem first (there was a bit of stem on it from where i picked it) and some milk fell out on my tounge.

it was the WORST thing I have EVER tasted! so, uh, not doing that again! lol

but the tea idea sounds great!

(I also have to apologize, i seem to be postin in old/oldish threads and stuff, is that okay? i know it bugs some people…)

oooh! that sounds delishous! i'll try and get my mom to get the stuff for it and i can try it out :D thanks a bunch!!

dandewlions are yummy… and they get rid of warts when you apply the sap to the wart. it must be true dandelion tho, that means that there is only one stem with the flower on it growing out of a base with spikyish leaves(the shape). wat? mums a herbalist.