Why Dandelions? Why not Sunflowers, or Daisies, or Roses?
First reason: Dandelions are my sister's and mum's favorite flowers.
Second reason: Dandelions are EVERYWHERE.
Third reason: Dandelions CHANGE. The flower heads are first yellow to orange colored, and then they mature into spherical "clocks" containing many single-seeded fruits called achenes (the "parachutes"). OK, that was a copy-paste-thing from Wikipedia.
Fourth reason: Dandelions TRAVEL.
Fifth reason: Dandelions grow up ANYWHERE.
Sixth reason: Dandelions are MULTICULTURAL. You don't believe me, do you? Then check out:
French: Dent de lion
German: Löwenzahn
Italian: Dente di leone
Welsh: Dant y llew
Catalan: Dent de lleó
Spanish: Diente de león
Portugues: Dente-de-leão
Norwegian: Løvetann
Danish: Løvetand
Seventh reason: Dandelions are so common, that nobody is really excited when they see one. But some people are. And every time they stop, pick the flower up and blow it, they feel that their heart is flying away with the parachute-seeds.
In other words, Dandelions are cool. Very cool.
you are cool ... very cool
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