What flower can be yellow as the sun, pale as the moon, or bright as the stars? The cheerful dandelion!
Dandelions grow all over the world. Their seeds sprout wherever they find a sunny spot, in parks and lawns, even cracks in the sidewalk. Smooth stems and jagged leaves grow, buds form, and flowers bloom, yellow as the sun.
The growing flowers open on sunny days and close when it is cloudy or dark. Once a flower is fully grown, it closes one night and stays closed as seeds form in the bud. It opens again as a puffy ball of seeds, pale as the moon. Each little tuft is a seed, ready to grow into a new plant.
When you blow on a puffy dandelion, do the bright, flying…
