Dandelion – For Health & Pollinator-Friendly Sunshine

Dandelion is one of the most well-known traditional herbs, valued for centuries for both its usefulness and resilience. With its bright yellow flowers and deeply toothed leaves, this familiar plant brings life to the garden while offering a rich herbal heritage. Easy to grow and wonderfully hardy, Dandelion is a great addition to herb gardens, wildlife gardens, and natural planting spaces.

Why choose The Healing Herb Garden Dandelion?

Our Dandelion plug plants are carefully grown and selected to establish quickly and thrive in UK gardens. Supplied in a strong 7cm pot, these healthy young plants are ready to plant into herb beds, borders, raised beds, or natural garden areas.

Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) is a hardy perennial herb known for its cheerful yellow flowers and distinctive jagged leaves. The flowers appear from spring through summer and provide an early source of nectar for pollinators.

This adaptable plant grows well in a variety of garden conditions and is commonly included in herb gardens, wildlife gardens, and traditional medicinal plant collections.

At The Healing Herb Garden we grow plants with gardeners, herbalists, and nature lovers in mind — helping you create a garden filled with beautiful, useful, and traditional herbs.

Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)

Usually available: Spring – Autumn
Life cycle: Perennial
Height: 10 – 40 cm
Position: Full sun / Part shade
Soil preference: Moist, well-drained soil

Uses

Herbal
Dandelion has a long history in traditional herbal practices and has been valued in herb gardens for generations.

Aromatic
The flowers and leaves add colour and interest to natural and sensory gardens.

Ground cover
Dandelion forms a low rosette of leaves that helps cover bare soil in garden beds and natural planting areas.

Physical characteristics

Height
10 – 40 cm tall

Foliage
Deeply toothed green leaves forming a rosette close to the ground.

Flowers
Bright yellow flower heads appearing from spring through summer.

Perfect for herb gardens in the UK

Dandelion is a wonderful choice if you are looking to grow traditional medicinal herbs in the UK or create a wildlife-friendly herb garden. Its bright flowers support pollinators while its hardy nature makes it very easy to grow.

Growing traditional herbs like dandelion helps reconnect the garden with centuries of herbal heritage while creating a beautiful and useful planting space.

Supplied as a healthy young plug plant in a 7cm pot, ready to establish and thrive in your Healing Herb Garden.