My SIL had her 21 month old son here last week and he was having a ball playing outside. Our yard is full of dandelions and he, of course, was picking them and she was teaching him how to blow the seeds off the puffy ones (more dandelions...great!
) Then, he started to try to eat them. Not the leaves, the but stems and the flower itself!
I know dandelion leaves are fine, but I was always told as a kid that the "milk" from the stems was poisonous. I have had dandelion wine (yummm!!!) but I have no idea what part of the plant is used. Are they poisonous or were my parents just trying to discourage me from eating everything from outside. (yeah, I was bad for that...when I was little I honestly believed I could run away from home and live on honeysuckle and wild onions).
I know dandelion leaves are fine, but I was always told as a kid that the "milk" from the stems was poisonous. I have had dandelion wine (yummm!!!) but I have no idea what part of the plant is used. Are they poisonous or were my parents just trying to discourage me from eating everything from outside. (yeah, I was bad for that...when I was little I honestly believed I could run away from home and live on honeysuckle and wild onions).