A Flower Called Cat’s Ear Dandelion – Part 1 - Gardening and Hobby 26

Friday, November 25, 2022

A Common dandelion and Cat’s ear dandelion are two different flowers, but both of them looks very similar for me.



Fig 01- Cat’s Ear Dandelion


From a source in internet, It is said the different between a Common dandelion and Cat’s ear dandelion are following:

1) Hairs on leaves

- Cat’s ear Dandelion has dense hairs on leaves, but the Common Dandelion has no hairs at all.


2) Notched

- Notched is less deep in Cat’s ear Dandelion than in the Common Dandelion.



Fig 02- Butterfly and flower, illustration



Fig 03- Just like Dandelion


In respect to scientific name, both are not only different in species but also in genus:

- Taraxacum officinale for Common Dandelion

- Hypochaeris radicata for Cat’s Ear Dandelion


Actually, Cat’s Ear Dandelion is weed, not flower or fake flower


Both Cat’s ear Dandelion and Common Dandelion are perennial flowers, means that they are blooming in Summer to early Fall. Died in the colder seasons, then grow back in hot seasons


# To be continued to Part 2


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21 comments:

  1. ...and the Tradescantia, spiderwort is lovely.

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  2. As long as both are OK for Dandelion Wine and for the bees well, it's a great plant to have around.

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  3. Mniszek lekarski jako syrop jest bardzo zdrowy.

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  4. Interesting to learn the difference :)

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  5. Fantastic flowers, I like them very much :D

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  6. We always have a lot of dandelions in the spring but IO have seen these. They look more like flowers and I'm sure the bees love them.

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  7. I love that illustration. So pretty!

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  8. Ohhh Beautiful illustrations! And amazing post, like always
    thanks for sharing
    Kisses ♥

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      A Common dandelion and Cat’s ear dandelion are two different flowers, but both of them looks very similar for me.

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  9. Hola! me pareció muy interesante, el diente de leon orejas de gato se ve muy bonito. Besos

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  10. Thanks to visit my blog-
    A Flower Called Cat’s Ear Dandelion – Part 1 - Gardening and Hobby 26
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    A Common dandelion and Cat’s ear dandelion are two different flowers, but both of them looks very similar for me.

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  11. Oh , I had never thought upon understanding the discrimination between the two dandelions. Thanks for uploading valuable information upon dandelions on Garden Affair.

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