Asked on Apr 20, 2013

Does anyone know where to buy dandelion flowers?

Linda B
by Linda B
I'd like to try my hand at making dandelion wine and need (obviously) dandelion flowers - an entire GALLON of them! That's what the recipe calls for. That's a lot of traveling around and finding dandelions and hoping they haven't been sprayed with poison! Anyone?
Have a great weekend, Linda
I found one! Now I just need about 100 more... ;)
  22 answers
  • What people do around us is simply knock on doors and ask the owners if they can pluck the flowers on their lawns. If there are chemicals on the lawns most likely you will know based upon how many flowers the lawn has. Those that are covered with them tend not to have anything placed on the lawns. Those yards that look nice with only a few are the ones you want to stay away from. I would check out local farms that have animals. Lots of fields have these weeds and normally are not treated with anything that would hurt the animals. Most township parks are the same. They cannot spread any chemicals that kids could be harmed from and with current budgets in most towns they cannot afford to do it anyway.
  • Linda B Linda B on Apr 20, 2013
    okay, I'm off to find dandelions....
  • Patricia W Patricia W on Apr 20, 2013
    Open fields where there have been no chemicals. Or at specialty stores like organic produce stores, around organic produce farms. My yard! hahaha! Sounds yummy, please let us know how your wine turns out!
  • Kayren Johnson Kayren Johnson on Apr 21, 2013
    Bunch of chemical free ones in my yard, u pick em! lol
  • Kelly S Kelly S on Mar 30, 2014
    Any luck with your wine?
  • Julie Sims Julie Sims on Apr 25, 2014
    My neighbors yard is full of them!
  • Lynn Zawojski Lynn Zawojski on Apr 25, 2014
    Hi, being from CT, you must realize no one sells dandelion seeds as we spend thousands trying to get rid of them, in our lawns. Go to a field and just pick till you drop. You'll have great wine and can think about the 60's...:) Lynn
    • Julie Sims Julie Sims on Apr 26, 2014
      @Lynn Zawojski hahahaha...the 60s weren't so bad, we had a neighbor who spelled IT'S SPRING out in dandelions every spring!
  • Sarah Dennis Sarah Dennis on Apr 26, 2014
    Could you put an ad on Craigslist? If I saw such an ad on Gumtree (UK version of Craigslist) I'd invite you to come pick til you drop. Or for a small fee, I'd do it too/for you!
  • Wanda sinnema Wanda sinnema on Apr 26, 2014
    oh heavens,,,, my dad made that when I was little,,and no one used pesticides like today.. I'd check with organic farms in the area....call and ask if they have any they would love you to pick..... I remember helping pick them with my little bucket..... until ababy snake ran in front of me. That ended my picking!
  • Scott Scott on Feb 16, 2015
    Wait till spring and you can have all the dandelion heads you want for any amount of wine possible that you want to obtain for the future you are wasting your money by buying dandelion flowers on the Internet if you are looking for a recipe for dental in one try and find Amish people and they will give you a wonderful recipe
  • Scott Scott on Mar 27, 2015
    This person must live in thr"Big City" or a deserted island?
  • Angie Angie on May 24, 2015
    I haven't had any luck finding whole dandelions yet (I'm in Houston) I did find greens at Whole Food, but I ended up purchasing seeds on EBay and driving my neighbors insane with my "lawn garden". I got 400 organic seeds for .99. And they grow like weeds, hehe. Sorry. I had to! :)
  • Sherylbluebell Sherylbluebell on Jan 12, 2016
    If u r still looking for this coming sping - gilbertiess herb gardens in westport - Sale grows em in Easton at his farm for us. U would be buying them as 6-packs to be planted.
  • Susan behr lewis Susan behr lewis on Oct 04, 2016
    My grandmother used to take my sister and me to a large state park near our house. We would pick dandelions for hours. Tired and tanned, we set out for home where my grandmother and parents would make a weekend of putting the dandelions and other ingredients together to make wine. I never did see the final result, but I am sure it was enjoyed by all.
  • Tammy M Martin Tammy M Martin on Oct 14, 2018

    You live in Connecticut is there should be fields in Your area that you can go pick dandelion flowers. I did the mistake of letting my pet pigs eat all the dandy line flowers I can't wait for Spring because I will try my hand on dandelion flower wine. Meanwhile I making Wild Apple wine.

  • Martha Moses Gibbs Martha Moses Gibbs on Apr 21, 2019

    I can get dandelions for you!


  • Martha Moses Gibbs Martha Moses Gibbs on Apr 21, 2019

    Where do I send them? Do you want the whole plant?

  • Misty Misty on May 05, 2019

    I have a lot of organic dandelion!


    https://flower-lab.square.site/

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    • Misty Misty on May 11, 2020

      There had been a lot of rain here last week, so I don't want to pick the flowers unless they're dry on a sunny day.

  • Brian Joseph Schaar Brian Joseph Schaar on May 16, 2019

    hi i will have a lot soon

  • Misty Misty on Apr 15, 2020

    They're up!! This is the most exciting time of the year for me.


    Dandelion Flowers


    From pristine mountain source in Hudson Valley, New York. Dandelion flowers contain the highest source of Lecithin in the world. Lecithin helps to prevent arteriosclerosis, protects against cardiovascular disease, improves brain function, helps keep the liver and kidneys healthy, aids in thiamin and vitamin A absorption, and can even help to repair liver damage caused by alcoholism--this nutrient is essential to every living cell in the human body.

    Contains approximately 200 organic dandelion flowers. Use for salads, soups, syrup or wine.


    Our sixth year in harvest, no sprays or pesticides used. Wild plants shoot their roots miles down into the ground, absorbing trace minerals below the soil, this is superfood. Our flowers do not sit for months in storage, they are harvested and shipped right out the next day.


    https://flower-lab.square.site/

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    • Misty Misty on Apr 30, 2020

      Hi Alice!

      I ship them out first class/2 day mail at the Post Office. The only delay would be if it rains, as I pick the flowers on sunny days and ship them the same day.

      What beautiful flowers...what was once an annoying weed has so many uses...the flower, the greens and roots.


  • Sylvia Smothers Lawing Sylvia Smothers Lawing on May 01, 2020

    Go to a Facebook garden group or self-sustaining family group and tell them what you want :) They might help