Joy,
Yep that’s my site to scare away business. It’s just another winter past-time never really meant for business.
I too like the paler colored blooms but I’ll continue flipping pancakes with a squirrel.
You know the old saying “Spring is just around the corner” – trouble is the corner is 7 miles down the road.

It might help us dummies understand the flowers better…just an idea, any possibility???

Thanks. My favorite flower remains the dandelion – its the one flower kids are allowed to pick as many as possible and it doesn’t stink that much either. Dandelion wine is really good too.

Bamapat,
In this case the common name is Tickseed. Unfortunately there are many varieties, some are broadleaf and others like this have needle like leaves. I hear more use of Coreopsis as the ‘common’ name but it still doesn’t address the difference between those two general types. Zagreb is needed to identify the specific plant and is usually used as the common name too.
I’ve never tried Taraxacum officinale wine. It must be good because I sound drunk just trying to say it.

My mom gave me my first piece of this plant. Silly me left it in the plastic supermarket bag next to my garage all winter. Come spring it was growing out of the bag so I planted it.

Now when I divide it I use a fork to get under one end and just lift. It comes up like a piece of carpet. Take a serated knife and cut, cut, cut little pieces into nice squares or if I’m feeling strange, triangles. Pot those babies up and I’ve got a plant sale! Happy is me

Melanie,
I couldn’t have said it better. It’s one plant I give away without a care.